diff --git a/inject-groovy/src/functionalTest/groovy/io/micronaut/ast/groovy/GroovyCompilationSpec.groovy b/inject-groovy/src/functionalTest/groovy/io/micronaut/ast/groovy/GroovyCompilationSpec.groovy
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+package io.micronaut.ast.groovy
+
+import io.micronaut.fixtures.context.MicronautApplicationTest
+import org.codehaus.groovy.tools.FileSystemCompiler
+import spock.lang.Issue
+
+class GroovyCompilationSpec extends MicronautApplicationTest {
+
+    @Issue("https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-core/issues/9915")
+    def "compilation with the Groovy compiler works as expected"() {
+        given:
+        groovySourceFile("Annotation.groovy", """
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType
+import java.lang.annotation.Target
+
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+@interface Annotation {
+}
+""")
+
+        groovySourceFile("Usage.groovy", """
+// Usage.groovy
+class Usage {
+    @Annotation
+    String field
+}
+""")
+        when:
+        FileSystemCompiler.commandLineCompile(testDirectory.resolve("src/main/java/Usage.groovy").toString())
+
+        then:
+        noExceptionThrown()
+    }
+}