diff --git a/src/components/comment_list/__snapshots__/comment_event.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/comment_list/__snapshots__/comment_event.test.tsx.snap
index 20ec075ce82..7ef1e9244d8 100644
--- a/src/components/comment_list/__snapshots__/comment_event.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/comment_list/__snapshots__/comment_event.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`EuiCommentEvent is rendered 1`] = `
+exports[`EuiCommentEvent is rendered with custom content 1`] = `
 <div
   class="euiCommentEvent testClass1 testClass2 emotion-euiCommentEvent-custom"
-/>
+>
+  <div
+    class="emotion-euiCommentEvent__body-custom"
+  >
+    <p>
+      Some custom content
+    </p>
+  </div>
+</div>
 `;
 
 exports[`EuiCommentEvent props event is rendered 1`] = `
diff --git a/src/components/comment_list/comment_event.test.tsx b/src/components/comment_list/comment_event.test.tsx
index 9be370e1a2c..548bf77b9ee 100644
--- a/src/components/comment_list/comment_event.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/comment_list/comment_event.test.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ import { requiredProps } from '../../test/required_props';
 import { EuiCommentEvent } from './comment_event';
 
 describe('EuiCommentEvent', () => {
-  test('is rendered', () => {
+  test('is rendered with custom content', () => {
     const component = render(
-      <EuiCommentEvent username="someuser" {...requiredProps} />
+      <EuiCommentEvent username="someuser" {...requiredProps}>
+        <p>Some custom content</p>
+      </EuiCommentEvent>
     );
 
     expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();