diff --git a/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl b/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl
index 9345018a..3d5919b3 100644
--- a/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl
+++ b/test/test_pgfplotsx.jl
@@ -341,4 +341,10 @@ end # testset
    axes = Plots.pgfx_axes(pl.o)
    @test !haskey(axes[1].options.dict, "axis line shift")
    @test haskey(axes[2].options.dict, "axis line shift")
+   pl = plot(x->x, -1:1; add = raw"\node at (0,0.5) {\huge hi};", extra_kwargs = :subplot)
+   Plots._update_plot_object(pl)
+   plot!(pl)
+   Plots._update_plot_object(pl)
+   axes = Plots.pgfx_axes(pl.o)
+   @test axes[1].contents[end] == raw"\node at (0,0.5) {\huge hi};"
 end # testset