diff --git a/tests/parser/citeParserTests.txt b/tests/parser/citeParserTests.txt
index c3f97a79f..9e22840bb 100644
--- a/tests/parser/citeParserTests.txt
+++ b/tests/parser/citeParserTests.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ Template:echo
 {{{1}}}
 !! endarticle
 
+!! article
+Template:refinref
+!! text
+<ref>ho</ref>
+!! endarticle
+
 !! test
 Simple <ref>, no <references/>
 !! wikitext
@@ -1200,6 +1206,16 @@ foo
 foo<ol class="mw-references references" typeof="mw:Extension/references" about="#mwt2" data-mw='{"name":"references","attrs":{}}'></ol>
 !! end
 
+!! test
+Ref in ref
+!! wikitext
+test <ref>hi {{refinref}}</ref>
+<references />
+!! html/parsoid
+<p>test <span about="#mwt7" class="mw-ref" id="cite_ref-1" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"name":"ref","body":{"id":"mw-reference-text-cite_note-1"},"attrs":{}}'><a href="./Main_Page#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>
+<ol class="mw-references references" typeof="mw:Extension/references" about="#mwt5" data-mw='{"name":"references","attrs":{}}'><li about="#cite_note-1" id="cite_note-1"><a href="./Main_Page#cite_ref-1" rel="mw:referencedBy"><span class="mw-linkback-text">↑ </span></a> <span id="mw-reference-text-cite_note-1" class="mw-reference-text">hi <span about="#mwt2" class="mw-ref" id="cite_ref-2" rel="dc:references" typeof="mw:Transclusion  mw:Extension/ref" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"refinref","href":"./Template:Refinref"},"params":{},"i":0}}]}'><a href="./Main_Page#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></span></li><li about="#cite_note-2" id="cite_note-2"><a href="./Main_Page#cite_ref-2" rel="mw:referencedBy"><span class="mw-linkback-text">↑ </span></a> <span id="mw-reference-text-cite_note-2" class="mw-reference-text">ho</span></li></ol>
+!! end
+
 ## Parsoid responsive references tests
 
 !! test