diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/filename-space/dune b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/filename-space/dune
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6a35ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/filename-space/dune
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+(alias
+ ((name unquoted)
+  (action (echo ${read:foo bar.txt}))))
+
+(alias
+ ((name quoted)
+  (action (echo "${read:foo bar.txt}"))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/filename-space/foo bar.txt b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/filename-space/foo bar.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b79fb893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/filename-space/foo bar.txt	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+filename contains spaces
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/run.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/run.t
index 4dd78f7b..25f42cfb 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/run.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/quoting/run.t
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@ The targets should only be interpreted as a single path when quoted
   $ dune runtest --root quotes-multi
   Entering directory 'quotes-multi'
   lines: foo bar baz
+
+  $ dune build @quoted --root filename-space
+  Entering directory 'filename-space'
+  filename contains spaces
+
+  $ dune build @unquoted --root filename-space
+  Entering directory 'filename-space'
+  ${read:foo bar.txt}