diff --git a/copy/sign_test.go b/copy/sign_test.go
index 0ed64392e2..44d621c5b7 100644
--- a/copy/sign_test.go
+++ b/copy/sign_test.go
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ func TestCreateSignature(t *testing.T) {
 			fingerprint: testKeyFingerprint,
 			identity:    "",
 		},
+		{
+			name:                       "dir: with overridden identity",
+			dest:                       dirDest,
+			fingerprint:                testKeyFingerprint,
+			identity:                   "myregistry.io/myrepo:mytag",
+			successfullySignedIdentity: "myregistry.io/myrepo:mytag",
+		},
 		{
 			name:                       "docker:// without overriding the identity",
 			dest:                       dockerDest,