diff --git a/tests/handlers/tests.py b/tests/handlers/tests.py
index 7a5a287da7ca..959e4737d251 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/tests.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/tests.py
@@ -326,6 +326,15 @@ async def test_unawaited_response(self):
         with self.assertRaisesMessage(ValueError, msg):
             await self.async_client.get("/unawaited/")
 
+    def test_root_path(self):
+        async_request_factory = AsyncRequestFactory()
+        request = async_request_factory.request(
+            **{"path": "/root/somepath/", "root_path": "/root"}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(request.path, "/root/somepath/")
+        self.assertEqual(request.script_name, "/root")
+        self.assertEqual(request.path_info, "/somepath/")
+
     @override_settings(FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME="/FORCED_PREFIX/")
     def test_force_script_name(self):
         async_request_factory = AsyncRequestFactory()