diff --git a/test/test_axes.jl b/test/test_axes.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01c7ed00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_axes.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+using Plots, Test
+
+@testset "Showaxis" begin
+    @test plot(1:5, showaxis = :y)[1][:yaxis][:showaxis] == true
+end