diff --git a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
index cba5f89b1e..47f9832178 100755
--- a/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
+++ b/t/t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh
@@ -393,4 +393,22 @@ test_expect_success 'submodule handling' '
 	grep "160000 commit $(git -C initial-repo rev-parse HEAD)	modules/sub" cache
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'sparse-index is expanded and converted back' '
+	init_repos &&
+
+	(
+		GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX=1 &&
+		export GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX &&
+		GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/trace2.txt" GIT_TRACE2_EVENT_NESTING=10 \
+			git -C sparse-index -c core.fsmonitor="" reset --hard &&
+		test_region index convert_to_sparse trace2.txt &&
+		test_region index ensure_full_index trace2.txt &&
+
+		rm trace2.txt &&
+		GIT_TRACE2_EVENT="$(pwd)/trace2.txt" GIT_TRACE2_EVENT_NESTING=10 \
+			git -C sparse-index -c core.fsmonitor="" status -uno &&
+		test_region index ensure_full_index trace2.txt
+	)
+'
+
 test_done