diff --git a/test/11_array.jl b/test/11_array.jl
index a35ff89a..9b38ce93 100644
--- a/test/11_array.jl
+++ b/test/11_array.jl
@@ -650,4 +650,23 @@ end
     @test unique(x) == collect(1:10)
 end
 
+@testset "repeat" begin
+    for o in (false, true), c in (false, true),
+        a in [["b", "a", "b"], ["b" "a"; "b" "c"]], i in 0:2
+        x = categorical(a, ordered=o, compress=c)
+        xr = repeat(x, i)
+        @test eltype(x) == eltype(xr)
+        @test isordered(x) == isordered(xr)
+        @test xr == categorical(repeat(a, i), ordered=o, compress=c)
+        for j in 0:2
+            ir = ntuple(x -> i, ndims(a))
+            or = ntuple(x -> j, ndims(a))
+            xr = repeat(x, inner=ir, outer=or)
+            @test eltype(x) == eltype(xr)
+            @test isordered(x) == isordered(xr)
+            @test xr == categorical(repeat(a, inner=ir, outer=or), ordered=o, compress=c)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 end