diff --git a/test/sharness/t0085-pins.sh b/test/sharness/t0085-pins.sh
index c0c1bd4d4..9fac885e8 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0085-pins.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0085-pins.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ test_pins() {
   test_expect_success "unpin those hashes" '
     cat hashes | ipfs pin rm
   '
+
+  test_expect_success "test pin update" '
+    ipfs pin add "$HASH_A" &&
+    ipfs pin ls > before_update &&
+    test_should_contain "$HASH_A" before_update &&
+    test_must_fail grep -q "$HASH_B" before_update &&
+    ipfs pin update --unpin=true "$HASH_A" "$HASH_B" &&
+    ipfs pin ls > after_update &&
+    test_must_fail grep -q "$HASH_A" after_update &&
+    test_should_contain "$HASH_B" after_update &&
+    ipfs pin rm "$HASH_B"
+  '
 }
 
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