diff --git a/test/test_jit.py b/test/test_jit.py
index 744072981c..5ff0bb1b2b 100644
--- a/test/test_jit.py
+++ b/test/test_jit.py
@@ -483,5 +483,16 @@ class TestJitInsideJit(unittest.TestCase):
     with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "having TinyJit inside another TinyJit is not supported"):
       g(Tensor([1])).realize()
 
+class TestCopyInsideJit(unittest.TestCase):
+  def test_copy_inside_jit(self):
+    @TinyJit
+    def add(x,y) -> Tensor: return x.to(Device.DEFAULT)+y
+    for _ in range(5):
+      # create a Tensor in CLANG
+      a = Tensor.rand(16,16,device="CLANG").realize()
+      b = Tensor.rand(16,16).realize()
+      out = add(a,b)
+      self.assertListEqual(out.flatten().tolist(), [x+y for x,y in zip(a.flatten().tolist(), b.flatten().tolist())])
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()