diff --git a/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh b/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh
index 4e0a77f985..7c8c4359aa 100755
--- a/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh
+++ b/t/t5801-remote-helpers.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,29 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning from local repo' '
 	test_cmp server/file local/file
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'clone with remote.*.vcs config' '
+	GIT_TRACE=$PWD/vcs-clone.trace \
+	git clone --no-local -c remote.origin.vcs=testgit "$PWD/server" vcs-clone &&
+	test_grep remote-testgit vcs-clone.trace
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'fetch with configured remote.*.vcs' '
+	git init vcs-fetch &&
+	git -C vcs-fetch config remote.origin.vcs testgit &&
+	git -C vcs-fetch config remote.origin.url "$PWD/server" &&
+	GIT_TRACE=$PWD/vcs-fetch.trace \
+	git -C vcs-fetch fetch origin &&
+	test_grep remote-testgit vcs-fetch.trace
+'
+
+test_expect_failure 'vcs remote with no url' '
+	NOURL_UPSTREAM=$PWD/server &&
+	export NOURL_UPSTREAM &&
+	git init vcs-nourl &&
+	git -C vcs-nourl config remote.origin.vcs nourl &&
+	git -C vcs-nourl fetch origin
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'create new commit on remote' '
 	(cd server &&
 	 echo content >>file &&
diff --git a/t/t5801/git-remote-nourl b/t/t5801/git-remote-nourl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..09be6013c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t5801/git-remote-nourl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+exec git-remote-testgit "$1" "$NOURL_UPSTREAM"