diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/reinstall_test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/reinstall_test.rb
index 613c061882..2906983c3d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/reinstall_test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/reinstall_test.rb
@@ -12,4 +12,13 @@ class IntegrationCommandTestReinstall < IntegrationCommandTestCase
       cmd("reinstall", "testball")
     assert foo_dir.exist?
   end
+
+  def test_reinstall_with_invalid_option
+    setup_test_formula "testball"
+
+    cmd("install", "testball", "--with-foo")
+
+    assert_match "testball: this formula has no --with-fo option so it will be ignored!",
+      cmd("reinstall", "testball", "--with-fo")
+  end
 end