diff --git a/gnovm/tests/files/method38.gno b/gnovm/tests/files/method38.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5e001787aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/tests/files/method38.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// This test with method39.gno are answers to this issue: https://github.com/gnolang/gno/issues/4789
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type B struct{}
+
+func (B) Foo() string { return "Foo from B" }
+
+type A struct{ B } // embeds B
+type T A           // T retains the struct layout of A (embedding B)
+type S struct{ T } // S embeds T (which embeds B)
+
+func main() {
+	var s S
+	fmt.Println(s.Foo())
+	fmt.Println("ok")
+}
+
+// Output:
+// Foo from B
+// ok
diff --git a/gnovm/tests/files/method39.gno b/gnovm/tests/files/method39.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..086ec43d609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnovm/tests/files/method39.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// This test with method38.gno are answers to this issue: https://github.com/gnolang/gno/issues/4789
+package main
+
+type Base struct{}
+
+func (Base) Foo() {}
+
+type Derived Base // declared type does not inherit methods
+
+func main() {
+	var d Derived
+	d.Foo() // want: method not found
+}
+
+// Error:
+// main/method39.gno:12:2-7: missing field Foo in main.Derived
+
+// TypeCheckError:
+// main/method39.gno:12:4: d.Foo undefined (type Derived has no field or method Foo)