diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget/tst_qdockwidget.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget/tst_qdockwidget.cpp
index fc48deec0bb..ea70af1a5db 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget/tst_qdockwidget.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdockwidget/tst_qdockwidget.cpp
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ void tst_QDockWidget::hideAndShow()
     unplugAndResize(mainWindow, d1, home1(mainWindow), size1(mainWindow));
     unplugAndResize(mainWindow, d2, home2(mainWindow), size2(mainWindow));
 
-     // Check hiding of undocked widgets
+    // Check hiding of undocked widgets
     qCDebug(lcTestDockWidget) << "Hiding mainWindow with unplugged dock widgets" << mainWindow;
     mainWindow->hide();
     QTRY_VERIFY(!mainWindow->isVisible());
@@ -1661,6 +1661,16 @@ void tst_QDockWidget::hideAndShow()
     QTRY_VERIFY(!d1->isVisible());
     QTRY_VERIFY(!d2->isVisible());
 
+
+    // Check floating, hidden dock widgets remain hidden, when their state is restored
+    qCDebug(lcTestDockWidget) << "Restoring state of unplugged, hidden dock widgets" << mainWindow;
+    const QByteArray state = mainWindow->saveState();
+    mainWindow->restoreState(state);
+    mainWindow->show();
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowExposed(mainWindow));
+    QTRY_VERIFY(!d1->isVisible());
+    QTRY_VERIFY(!d2->isVisible());
+
     qCDebug(lcTestDockWidget) << "Waiting" << waitBeforeClose << "ms before closing.";
     QTest::qWait(waitBeforeClose);
 #else