diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b3db5c4f..387de4c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [unreleased]
+- Adds test to verify that session container uses overridden functions
 
 ### Added
 - Adds with-go-zero example: https://github.com/supertokens/supertokens-golang/issues/157
diff --git a/recipe/session/session_test.go b/recipe/session/session_test.go
index 7bb85cfc..2ab24175 100644
--- a/recipe/session/session_test.go
+++ b/recipe/session/session_test.go
@@ -1013,3 +1013,65 @@ func TestSignoutWorksAfterSessionDeletedOnBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, cookieData["idRefreshTokenFromCookie"], "")
 	assert.Equal(t, cookieData["idRefreshTokenFromHeader"], "remove")
 }
+
+func TestSessionContainerOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	customAntiCsrfVal := "VIA_TOKEN"
+	configValue := supertokens.TypeInput{
+		Supertokens: &supertokens.ConnectionInfo{
+			ConnectionURI: "http://localhost:8080",
+		},
+		AppInfo: supertokens.AppInfo{
+			AppName:       "SuperTokens",
+			WebsiteDomain: "supertokens.io",
+			APIDomain:     "api.supertokens.io",
+		},
+		RecipeList: []supertokens.Recipe{
+			Init(&sessmodels.TypeInput{
+				AntiCsrf: &customAntiCsrfVal,
+				Override: &sessmodels.OverrideStruct{
+					Functions: func(originalImplementation sessmodels.RecipeInterface) sessmodels.RecipeInterface {
+						oGetSessionInformation := *originalImplementation.GetSessionInformation
+						nGetSessionInformation := func(sessionHandle string, userContext supertokens.UserContext) (*sessmodels.SessionInformation, error) {
+							info, err := oGetSessionInformation(sessionHandle, userContext)
+							if err != nil {
+								return nil, err
+							}
+							info.SessionData = map[string]interface{}{
+								"test": 1,
+							}
+							return info, nil
+						}
+						*originalImplementation.GetSessionInformation = nGetSessionInformation
+						return originalImplementation
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+		},
+	}
+	BeforeEach()
+	unittesting.StartUpST("localhost", "8080")
+	defer AfterEach()
+	err := supertokens.Init(configValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+	res := MockResponseWriter{}
+	session, err := CreateNewSession(res, "testId", map[string]interface{}{}, map[string]interface{}{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	data, err := session.GetSessionData()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, data["test"])
+}
+
+type MockResponseWriter struct{}
+
+func (mw MockResponseWriter) Header() http.Header {
+	return http.Header{}
+}
+func (mw MockResponseWriter) Write([]byte) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+func (mw MockResponseWriter) WriteHeader(statusCode int) {
+}