diff --git a/tests/unit/test_text.py b/tests/unit/test_text.py
index 4c28ef4c33f9..341053efe03d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_text.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_text.py
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ def test_multiple_list_of_dicts(self):
             'ZOO\t0\t1\t2\n'
         )
 
+    def test_single_scalar_number(self):
+        self.assert_text_renders_to(10, '10\n')
+
+    def test_list_of_single_number(self):
+        self.assert_text_renders_to([10], '10\n')
+
+    def test_list_of_multiple_numbers(self):
+        self.assert_text_renders_to([10, 10, 10], '10\t10\t10\n')
+
     def test_different_keys_in_sublists(self):
         self.assert_text_renders_to(
             #                                missing "b"        adds "d"