diff --git a/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts b/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
index b86d187fd..03aeda5df 100644
--- a/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/public-api/notes.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { User } from '../../src/users/user.entity';
 import { UsersModule } from '../../src/users/users.module';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { MediaService } from '../../src/media/media.service';
+import { NotePermissionsUpdateDto } from '../../src/notes/note-permissions.dto';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 describe('Notes', () => {
@@ -160,6 +161,31 @@ describe('Notes', () => {
         new NotInDBError("Note with id/alias 'test3' not found."),
       );
     });
+    it('works with an existing alias with permissions', async () => {
+      const note = await notesService.createNote(content, 'test3', user);
+      const updateNotePermission = new NotePermissionsUpdateDto();
+      updateNotePermission.sharedToUsers = [
+        {
+          username: user.userName,
+          canEdit: true,
+        },
+      ];
+      updateNotePermission.sharedToGroups = [];
+      await notesService.updateNotePermissions(note, updateNotePermission);
+      const updatedNote = await notesService.getNoteByIdOrAlias(note.alias);
+      expect(updatedNote.userPermissions).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(updatedNote.userPermissions[0].canEdit).toEqual(
+        updateNotePermission.sharedToUsers[0].canEdit,
+      );
+      expect(updatedNote.userPermissions[0].user.userName).toEqual(
+        user.userName,
+      );
+      expect(updatedNote.groupPermissions).toHaveLength(0);
+      await request(app.getHttpServer()).delete('/notes/test3').expect(204);
+      await expect(notesService.getNoteByIdOrAlias('test3')).rejects.toEqual(
+        new NotInDBError("Note with id/alias 'test3' not found."),
+      );
+    });
     it('fails with a forbidden alias', async () => {
       await request(app.getHttpServer())
         .delete(`/notes/${forbiddenNoteId}`)