diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/test/test-commodities.cpp b/libgnucash/engine/test/test-commodities.cpp
index efd9421586..24118277fb 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/test/test-commodities.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/test/test-commodities.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ test_commodity(void)
             gnc_commodity_get_fraction(com) == fraction,
             "reset fraction code equal test");
 
+        g_assert_cmpstr (gnc_commodity_get_user_symbol(com), ==, NULL);
+
+        gnc_commodity_set_user_symbol (com, "CA$");
+        g_assert_cmpstr (gnc_commodity_get_user_symbol(com), ==, "CA$");
+
         com2 = gnc_commodity_new(book, fullname, name_space, mnemonic,
                                  cusip, fraction);
         do_test(