diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
index d54f40f114d..ca827f1e853 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
@@ -6685,6 +6685,12 @@ void tst_QString::arg()
     QCOMPARE( s4.arg(Q_UINT64_C(9223372036854775808)), // LLONG_MAX + 1
              QLatin1String("[9223372036854775808]") );
 
+    // (unscoped) enums
+    enum : int { FooS = -1 };
+    enum : uint { FooU = 1 };
+    QCOMPARE(s4.arg(FooS), QLatin1String("[-1]"));
+    QCOMPARE(s4.arg(FooU), QLatin1String("[1]"));
+
     // FP overloads
     QCOMPARE(s4.arg(2.25), QLatin1String("[2.25]"));
     QCOMPARE(s4.arg(3.75f), QLatin1String("[3.75]"));