diff --git a/test/core-test.el b/test/core-test.el
index efa8aa1..ad19afe 100644
--- a/test/core-test.el
+++ b/test/core-test.el
@@ -261,6 +261,23 @@ The prompt is chosen according to `purpose-preferred-prompt'."
   (purpose-insert-user-input "foo")
   (should (equal (purpose-read-purpose "Purpose: " '(foo bar baz)) 'foo)))
 
+(ert-deftest purpose-test-default-purpose-when-visiting-file ()
+  "Test that the default purpose for a buffer visiting a file is 'edit.
+Also test that if there was a predefined purpose for that buffer
+it gets that one, and that the default purpose for a buffer not
+visiting a file is still `default-purpose'."
+  (purpose-with-temp-config
+   nil '(("foo" . bar)) nil
+   (find-file "foo")
+   (should (equal (purpose-buffer-purpose (get-buffer "foo")) 'bar))
+   (find-file "baz")
+   (should (equal (purpose-buffer-purpose (get-buffer "baz")) 'edit))
+   (get-buffer-create "yolo")
+   (should (equal (purpose-buffer-purpose (get-buffer "yolo")) default-purpose))
+   (kill-buffer "foo")
+   (kill-buffer "baz")
+   (kill-buffer "yolo")))
+
 (provide 'core-test)
 
 ;;; core-test.el ends here