diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_timeout.rs b/tests/by-util/test_timeout.rs
index 9be29065a..5db91a44d 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_timeout.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_timeout.rs
@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@ fn test_zero_timeout() {
         .no_stderr()
         .no_stdout();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_command_empty_args() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["", ""])
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("timeout: empty string");
+}