diff --git a/bundler/spec/bundler/plugin/installer_spec.rb b/bundler/spec/bundler/plugin/installer_spec.rb
index e89720f6f732..753ef0596a02 100644
--- a/bundler/spec/bundler/plugin/installer_spec.rb
+++ b/bundler/spec/bundler/plugin/installer_spec.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@
           expect(result["re-plugin"].full_gem_path).
             to eq(global_plugin_gem("re-plugin-1.0").to_s)
         end
+
+        it "loads env plugins" do
+          Bundler.settings # initialize it before we have to touch rubygems.ext_lock
+          expect(Bundler).to receive_message_chain("rubygems.load_env_plugins")
+          expect(result["re-plugin"].full_gem_path).
+            to eq(global_plugin_gem("re-plugin-1.0").to_s)
+        end
       end
 
       context "multiple plugins" do