diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-code/linenothreshold.rst b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/linenothreshold.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09ee67efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/linenothreshold.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Code Blocks and Literal Includes with Line Numbers via linenothreshold
+======================================================================
+
+.. highlight:: python
+   :linenothreshold: 5
+
+.. code-block::
+
+   class Foo:
+       pass
+
+   class Bar:
+       def baz():
+       pass
+
+.. code-block::
+
+   # comment
+   value = True
+
+.. literalinclude:: literal.inc
+
+.. literalinclude:: literal-short.inc
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-code/literal-short.inc b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/literal-short.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a07a3f7a
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+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/literal-short.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Very small literal include (linenothreshold check)
+
+value = True
diff --git a/tests/test_directive_code.py b/tests/test_directive_code.py
index 8627820b9..2e1a1fde2 100644
--- a/tests/test_directive_code.py
+++ b/tests/test_directive_code.py
@@ -565,3 +565,52 @@ def test_code_block_highlighted(app, status, warning):
     assert codeblocks[1]['language'] == 'python2'
     assert codeblocks[2]['language'] == 'python3'
     assert codeblocks[3]['language'] == 'python2'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='directive-code')
+def test_linenothreshold(app, status, warning):
+    app.builder.build(['linenothreshold'])
+    html = (app.outdir / 'linenothreshold.html').text()
+
+    lineos_head = '<td class="linenos"><div class="linenodiv"><pre>'
+    lineos_tail = '</pre></div></td>'
+
+    # code-block using linenothreshold
+    _, matched, html = html.partition(lineos_head +
+                                      '1\n'
+                                      '2\n'
+                                      '3\n'
+                                      '4\n'
+                                      '5\n'
+                                      '6' + lineos_tail)
+    assert matched
+
+    # code-block not using linenothreshold
+    html, matched, _ = html.partition(lineos_head +
+                                      '1\n'
+                                      '2' + lineos_tail)
+    assert not matched
+
+    # literal include using linenothreshold
+    _, matched, html = html.partition(lineos_head +
+                                      ' 1\n'
+                                      ' 2\n'
+                                      ' 3\n'
+                                      ' 4\n'
+                                      ' 5\n'
+                                      ' 6\n'
+                                      ' 7\n'
+                                      ' 8\n'
+                                      ' 9\n'
+                                      '10\n'
+                                      '11\n'
+                                      '12\n'
+                                      '13' + lineos_tail)
+    assert matched
+
+    # literal include not using linenothreshold
+    html, matched, _ = html.partition(lineos_head +
+                                      '1\n'
+                                      '2\n' 
+                                      '3' + lineos_tail)
+    assert not matched