diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/nla_test.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/nla_test.cc
index e06fa496083..a844afdaff5 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/nla_test.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/nla_test.cc
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ TEST(nla_track, BKE_nlatrack_remove_and_free)
 
   // ensure the correct track was removed.
   EXPECT_EQ(-1, BLI_findindex(&adt.nla_tracks, track2));
+
+  // free the rest of the tracks, and ensure they are removed.
+  BKE_nlatrack_remove_and_free(&adt.nla_tracks, track1, false);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, BLI_listbase_count(&adt.nla_tracks));
+  EXPECT_EQ(-1, BLI_findindex(&adt.nla_tracks, track1));
 }
 
 }  // namespace blender::bke::tests