diff --git a/test/insert b/test/insert
index 1718120d..9b448e5a 100755
--- a/test/insert
+++ b/test/insert
@@ -77,6 +77,42 @@ notmuch insert +custom -unread < "$gen_msg_filename"
 output=$(notmuch count tag:custom NOT tag:unread)
 test_expect_equal "$output" "1"
 
+test_begin_subtest "Insert message with default tags stays in new/"
+gen_insert_msg
+notmuch insert < "$gen_msg_filename"
+output=$(notmuch search --output=files id:$gen_msg_id)
+dirname=$(dirname "$output")
+test_expect_equal "$dirname" "$MAIL_DIR/new"
+
+test_begin_subtest "Insert message with non-maildir synced tags stays in new/"
+gen_insert_msg
+notmuch insert +custom -inbox < "$gen_msg_filename"
+output=$(notmuch search --output=files id:$gen_msg_id)
+dirname=$(dirname "$output")
+test_expect_equal "$dirname" "$MAIL_DIR/new"
+
+test_begin_subtest "Insert message with custom new.tags goes to cur/"
+OLDCONFIG=$(notmuch config get new.tags)
+notmuch config set new.tags test
+gen_insert_msg
+notmuch insert < "$gen_msg_filename"
+output=$(notmuch search --output=files id:$gen_msg_id)
+dirname=$(dirname "$output")
+notmuch config set new.tags $OLDCONFIG
+test_expect_equal "$dirname" "$MAIL_DIR/cur"
+
+# additional check on the previous message
+test_begin_subtest "Insert message with custom new.tags actually gets the tags"
+output=$(notmuch search --output=tags id:$gen_msg_id)
+test_expect_equal "$output" "test"
+
+test_begin_subtest "Insert message with maildir synced tags goes to cur/"
+gen_insert_msg
+notmuch insert +flagged < "$gen_msg_filename"
+output=$(notmuch search --output=files id:$gen_msg_id)
+dirname=$(dirname "$output")
+test_expect_equal "$dirname" "$MAIL_DIR/cur"
+
 test_begin_subtest "Insert message into folder"
 gen_insert_msg
 notmuch insert --folder=Drafts < "$gen_msg_filename"