diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index 1a8e3b81c815cfb92b7025a12d8c703f2ffc54e9..0dcc752076a9e42b0cff982d7b0f42c63f85dee2 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 	git clone one test
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'add remote whose URL agrees with url.<...>.insteadOf' '
+	test_config url.git@host.com:team/repo.git.insteadOf myremote &&
+	git remote add myremote git@host.com:team/repo.git
+'
+
 test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'remote information for the origin' '
 	(
 		cd test &&