diff --git a/tests/test_domain_py.py b/tests/test_domain_py.py
index 61f595c23..014067e84 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_py.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_py.py
@@ -999,7 +999,9 @@ def test_info_field_list(app):
     text = (".. py:module:: example\n"
             ".. py:class:: Class\n"
             "\n"
+            "   :meta blah: this meta-field must not show up in the toc-tree\n"
             "   :param str name: blah blah\n"
+            "   :meta another meta field:\n"
             "   :param age: blah blah\n"
             "   :type age: int\n"
             "   :param items: blah blah\n"