diff --git a/tests/test_xpath_api.cpp b/tests/test_xpath_api.cpp
index c1a4968..6b32b68 100644
--- a/tests/test_xpath_api.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_xpath_api.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,13 @@ TEST(xpath_api_empty)
 	CHECK(!q.evaluate_boolean(c));
 }
 
+TEST(xpath_api_query_out_of_memory)
+{
+	test_runner::_memory_fail_threshold = 1;
+
+	CHECK_ALLOC_FAIL(xpath_query q(STR("node")));
+}
+
 #ifdef PUGIXML_HAS_MOVE
 TEST_XML(xpath_api_nodeset_move_ctor, "<node><foo/><foo/><bar/></node>")
 {