diff --git a/test/maildir-sync b/test/maildir-sync
index 61657821..b2ac89ff 100755
--- a/test/maildir-sync
+++ b/test/maildir-sync
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ notmuch tag +donotmove subject:"Message to stay in new"
 output=$(cd "$MAIL_DIR"; ls */message-to-stay-in-new*)
 test_expect_equal "$output" "new/message-to-stay-in-new"
 
+test_begin_subtest "Message in cur lacking maildir info gets one on any tag change"
+add_message [filename]='message-to-get-maildir-info' [dir]=cur
+notmuch tag +anytag id:$gen_msg_id
+output=$(cd "$MAIL_DIR"; ls */message-to-get-maildir-info*)
+test_expect_equal "$output" "cur/message-to-get-maildir-info:2,"
+
+test_begin_subtest "Message in new with maildir info is moved to cur on any tag change"
+add_message [filename]='message-with-info-to-be-moved-to-cur:2,' [dir]=new
+notmuch tag +anytag id:$gen_msg_id
+output=$(cd "$MAIL_DIR"; ls */message-with-info-to-be-moved-to-cur*)
+test_expect_equal "$output" "cur/message-with-info-to-be-moved-to-cur:2,"
+
 test_begin_subtest "Removing 'S' flag from existing filename adds 'unread' tag"
 add_message [subject]='"Removing S flag"' [filename]='removing-s-flag:2,S' [dir]=cur
 output=$(notmuch search subject:"Removing S flag" | notmuch_search_sanitize)