diff --git a/hledger/test/balance/balance.test b/hledger/test/balance/balance.test
index ed7a9195b..52d0d83ca 100644
--- a/hledger/test/balance/balance.test
+++ b/hledger/test/balance/balance.test
@@ -210,3 +210,15 @@ account b
                    0  a:ac:aca
                    0  b
 >>>= 0
+
+# 12. not:ACCT queries work with declared accounts.
+# hledger -f - balance -NE --declared not:a
+# <<<
+# account a
+# account a:aa
+# account a:ab
+# account a:ac:aca
+# account b
+# >>>
+#                    0  b
+# >>>= 0