diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionAccessModeTest.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionAccessModeTest.java
index 00e151fba070..a5bafaf0f22d 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionAccessModeTest.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/KernelTransactionAccessModeTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import org.neo4j.kernel.api.AccessMode;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.api.DataWriteOperations;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.api.KernelTransactionTestBase;
+import org.neo4j.kernel.api.SchemaWriteOperations;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.api.exceptions.KernelException;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -62,6 +63,34 @@ public void shouldNotAllowSchemaWriteAccessInReadMode() throws Throwable
         tx.acquireStatement().schemaWriteOperations();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldNotAllowSchemaWriteAccessInWriteMode() throws Throwable
+    {
+        // Given
+        KernelTransactionImplementation tx = newTransaction();
+        tx.setMode( AccessMode.WRITE );
+
+        // Expect
+        exception.expect( KernelException.class );
+
+        // When
+        tx.acquireStatement().schemaWriteOperations();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldAllowWritesInWriteMode() throws Throwable
+    {
+        // Given
+        KernelTransactionImplementation tx = newTransaction();
+        tx.setMode( AccessMode.WRITE );
+
+        // When
+        DataWriteOperations writes = tx.acquireStatement().dataWriteOperations();
+
+        // Then
+        assertNotNull( writes );
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void shouldAllowWritesInFullMode() throws Throwable
     {
@@ -84,7 +113,7 @@ public void shoulAllowSchemaWriteAccessInFullMode() throws Throwable
         tx.setMode( AccessMode.FULL );
 
         // When
-        DataWriteOperations writes = tx.acquireStatement().dataWriteOperations();
+        SchemaWriteOperations writes = tx.acquireStatement().schemaWriteOperations();
 
         // Then
         assertNotNull( writes );