diff --git a/src/ir/lower.test.zig b/src/ir/lower.test.zig
index 6afaa59..ecad5d1 100644
--- a/src/ir/lower.test.zig
+++ b/src/ir/lower.test.zig
@@ -680,6 +680,22 @@ test "lower: isObjcClassPointer recognises pointer-to-foreign-Obj-C-class" {
     try lowering.program_index.foreign_class_map.put("NSString", &ns_fcd);
     try std.testing.expect(lowering.isObjcClassPointer(ns_ptr));
 
+    // *NSCopying where NSCopying is a registered Obj-C *protocol* → also true
+    // (the predicate accepts .objc_class OR .objc_protocol).
+    const proto_name = module.types.internString("NSCopying");
+    const proto_struct = module.types.intern(.{ .@"struct" = .{ .name = proto_name, .fields = &.{} } });
+    const proto_ptr = module.types.ptrTo(proto_struct);
+    var proto_fcd = ast.ForeignClassDecl{
+        .name = "NSCopying",
+        .foreign_path = "NSCopying",
+        .runtime = .objc_protocol,
+        .members = &.{},
+        .is_foreign = true,
+        .is_main = false,
+    };
+    try lowering.program_index.foreign_class_map.put("NSCopying", &proto_fcd);
+    try std.testing.expect(lowering.isObjcClassPointer(proto_ptr));
+
     // *Plain where Plain is a non-foreign struct → false.
     const plain_name = module.types.internString("Plain");
     const plain_struct = module.types.intern(.{ .@"struct" = .{ .name = plain_name, .fields = &.{} } });
@@ -720,6 +736,24 @@ test "lower: objcPropertyKind defaults + explicit ARC modifiers" {
     const obj_default = ast.ForeignFieldDecl{ .name = "title", .field_type = obj_ty, .is_property = true };
     try std.testing.expect(lowering.objcPropertyKind(obj_default) == .strong);
 
+    // Protocol-pointer field → also strong by default (same object-pointer
+    // predicate accepts .objc_protocol).
+    const proto_name = module.types.internString("NSCoding");
+    _ = module.types.intern(.{ .@"struct" = .{ .name = proto_name, .fields = &.{} } });
+    var proto_fcd = ast.ForeignClassDecl{
+        .name = "NSCoding",
+        .foreign_path = "NSCoding",
+        .runtime = .objc_protocol,
+        .members = &.{},
+        .is_foreign = true,
+        .is_main = false,
+    };
+    try lowering.program_index.foreign_class_map.put("NSCoding", &proto_fcd);
+    const proto_ty = typeKeyword(alloc, "*NSCoding");
+    defer alloc.destroy(proto_ty);
+    const proto_default = ast.ForeignFieldDecl{ .name = "coder", .field_type = proto_ty, .is_property = true };
+    try std.testing.expect(lowering.objcPropertyKind(proto_default) == .strong);
+
     // Explicit modifiers on an object pointer win over the default.
     const weak_mods = [_][]const u8{"weak"};
     try std.testing.expect(lowering.objcPropertyKind(.{ .name = "delegate", .field_type = obj_ty, .is_property = true, .property_modifiers = &weak_mods }) == .weak);