diff --git a/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/_config.js b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78619f310c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'supports namespace external star reexports',
+	options: {
+		external: ['external-ns-1', 'external-ns-2'],
+	},
+};
diff --git a/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/_expected/amd.js b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/_expected/amd.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6985e6d5e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/_expected/amd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+define(['external-ns-1', 'external-ns-2'], function (externalNs1, externalNs2) { 'use strict';
+
+	const val = 5;
+
+	var ns = /*#__PURE__*/Object.freeze(/*#__PURE__*/Object.assign(externalNs1, externalNs2, {
+		__proto__: null,
+		val: val
+	}));
+
+	return ns;
+
+});
diff --git a/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/dep.js b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/dep.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58c6940cda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/dep.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from 'external-ns-1';
+export * from 'external-ns-2';
+export const val = 5;
diff --git a/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/main.js b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c2c65d4785f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/form/samples/ns-external-star-reexport/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import * as ns from './dep.js';
+
+export default ns;
diff --git a/test/function/samples/internal-reexports-from-external/_config.js b/test/function/samples/internal-reexports-from-external/_config.js
index acd3e6163af..925496d0db8 100644
--- a/test/function/samples/internal-reexports-from-external/_config.js
+++ b/test/function/samples/internal-reexports-from-external/_config.js
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
 module.exports = {
-	description:
-		'fails with a helpful error if creating a namespace object containing a reexported external namespace',
+	description: 'supports namespaces with external star reexports',
 	options: {
 		external: ['fs'],
 	},