diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/tests/events/test_event.py b/opentelemetry-api/tests/events/test_event.py
index b741cc65e23..227dcf5b1ff 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/tests/events/test_event.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/tests/events/test_event.py
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ def test_event(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             event.attributes, {"key": "value", "event.name": "example"}
         )
+
+    def test_event_name_copied_in_attributes(self):
+        event = Event("name", 123)
+        self.assertEqual(event.attributes, {"event.name": "name"})
+
+    def test_event_name_has_precedence_over_attributes(self):
+        event = Event("name", 123, attributes={"event.name": "attr value"})
+        self.assertEqual(event.attributes, {"event.name": "name"})