diff --git a/tests/calc/test_calc_tools.py b/tests/calc/test_calc_tools.py
index d2876a51dd..f087d465bd 100644
--- a/tests/calc/test_calc_tools.py
+++ b/tests/calc/test_calc_tools.py
@@ -358,6 +358,18 @@ def test_get_layer(pressure, variable, heights, bottom, depth, interp, expected)
     assert_array_almost_equal(y_layer, expected[1], 3)
 
 
+def test_get_layer_units():
+    """Test get_layer when height profile has different units from bottom and depth."""
+    pressure, temperature = layer_test_data()
+    height = units.Quantity(np.linspace(100, 50000, len(pressure)), 'm')
+    pres_subset, temp_subset = get_layer(pressure, temperature,
+                                         bottom=units.Quantity(1, 'km'),
+                                         depth=units.Quantity(5, 'km'),
+                                         height=height)
+    assert_array_almost_equal(pres_subset[1], units.Quantity(900, 'hPa'), 2)
+    assert_array_almost_equal(temp_subset[1], units.Quantity(16.66666667, 'degC'), 3)
+
+
 def test_get_layer_masked():
     """Test get_layer with masked arrays as input."""
     p = units.Quantity(np.ma.array([1000, 500, 400]), 'hPa')