diff --git a/test/test_softmax_fusion.py b/test/test_softmax_fusion.py
index 9a7efbb651..f4b848e41a 100644
--- a/test/test_softmax_fusion.py
+++ b/test/test_softmax_fusion.py
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ class TestFuse(unittest.TestCase):
     c = (a.sum(axis=1) + b.sum(axis=1)).fuse()
     self.assertListEqual(c.tolist(), [30]*16)
 
+  @unittest.skipUnless(Device.DEFAULT == "METAL", "METAL TC")
+  @unittest.expectedFailure # TODO: fix
+  def test_fuse_and_tc_opt(self):
+    A = Tensor.randn(8, 8).realize()
+    B = Tensor.randn(8, 8).realize()
+    C = Tensor.ones(1, 8, 8).pad(((1,1), None, None),).sum(0)
+    out = (C + (A @ B)).fuse()
+    out.realize()
+
 class TestSoftmaxFusion(unittest.TestCase):
   @classmethod
   def setUpClass(cls):