diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59e814a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue196
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=196
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 5th May 2013
+ */
+
+drop dataverse test if exists;
+create dataverse test;
+use dataverse test;
+
+create type testtype1 as open {
+id : int32
+}
+
+create type testtype2 as open {
+id : int32
+}
+
+create dataset t1(testtype1) primary key id;
+create dataset t2(testtype2) primary key id;
+
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18756f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue196
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=196
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 5th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+insert into dataset t1({"id":24});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":23});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":21});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":44});
+insert into dataset t1({"id":64});
+
+insert into dataset t2({"id":24});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":23});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":21});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":44});
+insert into dataset t2({"id":64});
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d1980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Description  : This test case is to verify the fix for issue196
+ 				: https://code.google.com/p/asterixdb/issues/detail?id=196
+ * Expected Res : Success
+ * Date         : 5th May 2013
+ */
+
+use dataverse test;
+
+let $a := (for $l in dataset('t1') order by $l.id return $l)
+let $b := (for $m in dataset('t2') order by $m.id return $m)
+return {"a":$a,"b":$b}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f93766f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/open-closed/query-issue196/query-issue196.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "a": [ { "id": 21 }, { "id": 23 }, { "id": 24 }, { "id": 44 }, { "id": 64 } ], "b": [ { "id": 21 }, { "id": 23 }, { "id": 24 }, { "id": 44 }, { "id": 64 } ] }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 3314b75..e39d2b0 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -2681,6 +2681,11 @@
         <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue343-2</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="open-closed">
+      <compilation-unit name="query-issue196">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">query-issue196</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="quantifiers">
     <test-case FilePath="quantifiers">