diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_datastructures.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_datastructures.py
index cfa3d8f05c..07229f25ed 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_datastructures.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_datastructures.py
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ class MultiValueDictTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(d.getlist("lastname"), ["Holovaty", "Willison"])
         self.assertEqual(list(d.values()), ["Simon", "Developer", [], "Willison"])
 
+        d.setlistdefault("lastname", ["Doe"])
+        self.assertEqual(d.getlist("lastname"), ["Holovaty", "Willison"])
+        d.setlistdefault("newkey", ["Doe"])
+        self.assertEqual(d.getlist("newkey"), ["Doe"])
+
     def test_appendlist(self):
         d = MultiValueDict()
         d.appendlist("name", "Adrian")