diff --git a/test/backend/test_pickle.py b/test/backend/test_pickle.py
index dbf9dae402..3cc617d272 100644
--- a/test/backend/test_pickle.py
+++ b/test/backend/test_pickle.py
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ class TestPickle(unittest.TestCase):
     out = add_fxn(x, y)
     np.testing.assert_equal(out.numpy(), 102)
 
+  def test_pickle_jit_no_del(self):
+    @TinyJit
+    def fn(x): return x + 1.0
+    for _ in range(3): fn(Tensor.randn(4))
+    loaded = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(fn))
+    self.assertEqual(loaded(Tensor([1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0])).tolist(), [2.0,3.0,4.0,5.0])
+
   def test_pickle_context_var(self):
     v = ContextVar("test_var", 0)
     with Context(test_var=1):