diff --git a/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/area_weighted/test_AreaWeightedRegridder.py b/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/area_weighted/test_AreaWeightedRegridder.py
index a335044133..5ab24ee89d 100644
--- a/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/area_weighted/test_AreaWeightedRegridder.py
+++ b/lib/iris/tests/unit/analysis/area_weighted/test_AreaWeightedRegridder.py
@@ -102,6 +102,68 @@ def test_mismatched_src_coord_systems(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             AreaWeightedRegridder(src, target)
 
+    def test_src_and_target_are_the_same(self):
+        src = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 30, 3), np.linspace(10, 25, 4))
+        target = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 30, 3), np.linspace(10, 25, 4))
+        for name in ["latitude", "longitude"]:
+            src.coord(name).guess_bounds()
+            target.coord(name).guess_bounds()
+        regridder = AreaWeightedRegridder(src, target)
+        result = regridder(src)
+        self.assertArrayAllClose(result.data, target.data)
+
+    def test_multiple_src_on_same_grid(self):
+        coord_names = ["latitude", "longitude"]
+        src1 = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 32, 4), np.linspace(10, 22, 4))
+        src2 = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 32, 4), np.linspace(10, 22, 4))
+        src2.data *= 4
+        self.assertArrayEqual(src1.data * 4, src2.data)
+        for name in coord_names:
+            # Remove coords system and units so it is no longer spherical.
+            src1.coord(name).coord_system = None
+            src1.coord(name).units = None
+            src2.coord(name).coord_system = None
+            src2.coord(name).units = None
+            # Ensure contiguous bounds exists.
+            src1.coord(name).guess_bounds()
+            src2.coord(name).guess_bounds()
+
+        target = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 32, 2), np.linspace(10, 22, 2))
+        for name in coord_names:
+            # Remove coords system and units so it is no longer spherical.
+            target.coord(name).coord_system = None
+            target.coord(name).units = None
+            # Ensure the bounds of the target cover the same range as the
+            # source.
+            target.coord(name).bounds = np.column_stack(
+                (
+                    src1.coord(name).bounds[[0, 1], [0, 1]],
+                    src1.coord(name).bounds[[2, 3], [0, 1]],
+                )
+            )
+
+        regridder = AreaWeightedRegridder(src1, target)
+        result1 = regridder(src1)
+        result2 = regridder(src2)
+
+        reference1 = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 32, 2), np.linspace(10, 22, 2))
+        reference1.data = np.array(
+            [
+                [np.mean(src1.data[0:2, 0:2]), np.mean(src1.data[0:2, 2:4])],
+                [np.mean(src1.data[2:4, 0:2]), np.mean(src1.data[2:4, 2:4])],
+            ]
+        )
+        reference2 = self.cube(np.linspace(20, 32, 2), np.linspace(10, 22, 2))
+        reference2.data = np.array(
+            [
+                [np.mean(src2.data[0:2, 0:2]), np.mean(src2.data[0:2, 2:4])],
+                [np.mean(src2.data[2:4, 0:2]), np.mean(src2.data[2:4, 2:4])],
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.assertArrayEqual(result1.data, reference1.data)
+        self.assertArrayEqual(result2.data, reference2.data)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     tests.main()