diff --git a/tests/wplua/meson.build b/tests/wplua/meson.build
index c827aba3..074c3cc1 100644
--- a/tests/wplua/meson.build
+++ b/tests/wplua/meson.build
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ test(
   args: ['require.lua'],
   env: common_env,
 )
+test(
+  'test-lua-async-activation',
+  script_tester,
+  args: ['async-activation.lua'],
+  env: common_env,
+)
diff --git a/tests/wplua/scripts/async-activation.lua b/tests/wplua/scripts/async-activation.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cdbbb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/wplua/scripts/async-activation.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Script.async_activation = true
+
+tags = {}
+
+function checkpoint(x)
+  Log.info(x)
+  table.insert(tags, x)
+end
+
+Core.timeout_add(100, function()
+  checkpoint("timeout1")
+  return false
+end)
+
+Core.timeout_add(200, function()
+  checkpoint("timeout2")
+  return false
+end)
+
+Core.timeout_add(300, function()
+  checkpoint("timeout3")
+  assert(#tags == 3)
+  assert(tags[1] == "timeout1")
+  assert(tags[2] == "timeout2")
+  assert(tags[3] == "timeout3")
+  Script:finish_activation()
+  return false
+end)
+
+assert(#tags == 0)