diff --git a/tests/test_ext_coverage.py b/tests/test_ext_coverage.py
index 16f53112b..1ac828dc5 100644
--- a/tests/test_ext_coverage.py
+++ b/tests/test_ext_coverage.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def test_build(app, status, warning):
 
     assert ' * mod -- No module named mod'  # in the "failed import" section
 
+    assert "undocumented  py" not in status.getvalue()
+
     c_undoc = (app.outdir / 'c.txt').read_text()
     assert c_undoc.startswith('Undocumented C API elements\n'
                               '===========================\n')
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ def test_build(app, status, warning):
     assert 'Class' in undoc_py['autodoc_target']['classes']
     assert 'undocmeth' in undoc_py['autodoc_target']['classes']['Class']
 
+    assert "undocumented  c" not in status.getvalue()
+
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('coverage', testroot='ext-coverage')
 def test_coverage_ignore_pyobjects(app, status, warning):
@@ -64,3 +68,16 @@ Classes:
 
 '''
     assert actual == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.sphinx('coverage', confoverrides={'coverage_show_missing_items': True})
+def test_show_missing_items(app, status, warning):
+    app.builder.build_all()
+
+    assert "undocumented" in status.getvalue()
+
+    assert "py  function  raises" in status.getvalue()
+    assert "py  class     Base" in status.getvalue()
+    assert "py  method    Class.roger" in status.getvalue()
+
+    assert "c   api       Py_SphinxTest [ function]" in status.getvalue()