diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py
index 9fb0fd4e3438..04e020e7b0cf 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_regression.py
@@ -1611,5 +1611,15 @@ def test_assign_obj_listoflists(self):
         a[...] = [[1,2]]
         assert_equal(a, [[1,2], [1,2]])
 
+    def test_string_truncation(self):
+        # Ticket #1990 - Data can be truncated in creation of an array from a
+        # mixed sequence of numeric values and strings
+        for numericval in [True, 1234, 123.4, complex(1, 234)]:
+            for stringconversion in [str, unicode, bytes]:
+                b = np.array([numericval, stringconversion('xx')])
+                assert_equal(stringconversion(b[0]), stringconversion(numericval))
+                b = np.array([stringconversion('xx'), numericval])
+                assert_equal(stringconversion(b[1]), stringconversion(numericval))
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     run_module_suite()