diff --git a/test/functional/no-delta/test.bats b/test/functional/no-delta/test.bats
index 9d189e3..41281d2 100755
--- a/test/functional/no-delta/test.bats
+++ b/test/functional/no-delta/test.bats
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ setup() {
   gen_file_to_delta 10 4096 20 4 os-core testfile2
   copy_file 10 os-core testfile2 10 os-core testsym2
   gen_symlink_to_file 20 os-core testsym2 testfile2
+
+  # symlink change + symlink target change; delta should be created for
+  # testfile3, but not for the dereferenced testsym3
+  gen_file_to_delta 10 4096 20 4 os-core testfile3
+  copy_file 20 os-core testfile3 20 os-core testfile4
+  gen_symlink_to_file 10 os-core testsym3 testfile3
+  gen_symlink_to_file 20 os-core testsym3 testfile4
 }
 
 @test "no deltas created for type changes or dereferenced symlinks" {
@@ -44,6 +51,10 @@ setup() {
   hash2=$(hash_for 20 os-core "/testfile2")
   [ -f $DIR/www/20/delta/10-20-$hash1-$hash2 ]
 
+  hash1=$(hash_for 10 os-core "/testfile3")
+  hash2=$(hash_for 20 os-core "/testfile3")
+  [ -f $DIR/www/20/delta/10-20-$hash1-$hash2 ]
+
   # deltas for symlink type changes should not be created
   hash1=$(hash_for 10 os-core "/testsym1")
   hash2=$(hash_for 20 os-core "/testsym1")
@@ -52,6 +63,10 @@ setup() {
   hash1=$(hash_for 10 os-core "/testsym2")
   hash2=$(hash_for 20 os-core "/testsym2")
   [ ! -f $DIR/www/20/delta/10-20-$hash1-$hash2 ]
+
+  hash1=$(hash_for 10 os-core "/testsym3")
+  hash2=$(hash_for 20 os-core "/testsym3")
+  [ ! -f $DIR/www/20/delta/10-20-$hash1-$hash2 ]
 }