diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs b/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs
index fb397b08d..4c638986a 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ fn sub_q_string_special_non_printable() {
         .stdout_only("non-printable: test~");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn sub_q_string_empty() {
+    new_ucmd!().args(&["%q", ""]).succeeds().stdout_only("''");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn sub_char() {
     new_ucmd!()