diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_waitinglist.py b/src/tests/base/test_waitinglist.py
index 81730d5ffa..d7b100308e 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_waitinglist.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_waitinglist.py
@@ -101,6 +101,27 @@ class WaitingListTestCase(TestCase):
             'foo7@bar.com', 'foo8@bar.com', 'foo9@bar.com'
         ]
 
+    def test_send_auto_respect_priority(self):
+        self.quota.variations.add(self.var1)
+        self.quota.size = 7
+        self.quota.save()
+        for i in range(10):
+            WaitingListEntry.objects.create(
+                event=self.event, item=self.item2, variation=self.var1, email='foo{}@bar.com'.format(i),
+                priority=i
+            )
+            WaitingListEntry.objects.create(
+                event=self.event, item=self.item1, email='bar{}@bar.com'.format(i),
+                priority=i
+            )
+
+        assign_automatically.apply(args=(self.event.pk,))
+        assert WaitingListEntry.objects.filter(voucher__isnull=True).count() == 3
+        assert Voucher.objects.count() == 17
+        assert sorted(list(WaitingListEntry.objects.filter(voucher__isnull=True).values_list('email', flat=True))) == [
+            'foo0@bar.com', 'foo1@bar.com', 'foo2@bar.com'
+        ]
+
     def test_send_auto_quota_infinite(self):
         self.quota.variations.add(self.var1)
         self.quota.size = None