diff --git a/tests/unit/basic.tcl b/tests/unit/basic.tcl
index 1f46ba666..8da358968 100644
--- a/tests/unit/basic.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/basic.tcl
@@ -261,6 +261,14 @@ start_server {tags {"basic"}} {
         assert_equal 20 [r get x]
     }
 
+    test "DEL against expired key" {
+        r debug set-active-expire 0
+        r setex keyExpire 1 valExpire
+        after 1100
+        assert_equal 0 [r del keyExpire]
+        r debug set-active-expire 1
+    }
+
     test {EXISTS} {
         set res {}
         r set newkey test