diff --git a/tests/tasks/test_tasks.py b/tests/tasks/test_tasks.py
index 894225c739..d0aca095e9 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/tasks/test_tasks.py
@@ -248,3 +248,8 @@ class TaskTestCase(SimpleTestCase):
             import_string(test_tasks.noop_task_async.module_path),
             test_tasks.noop_task_async,
         )
+
+    @override_settings(TASKS={})
+    def test_no_backends(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(InvalidTaskBackendError):
+            test_tasks.noop_task.enqueue()