diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
index c7714ee8346..197e73e84dd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath/jsonpath_test.go
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ func TestStructInput(t *testing.T) {
 
 	missingKeyTests := []jsonpathTest{
 		{"nonexistent field", "{.hello}", storeData, "", false},
+		{"nonexistent field 2", "before-{.hello}after", storeData, "before-after", false},
 	}
 	testJSONPath(missingKeyTests, true, t)