diff --git a/test/t-vgrename-usage.sh b/test/t-vgrename-usage.sh
index c16a02db3..68da882e0 100755
--- a/test/t-vgrename-usage.sh
+++ b/test/t-vgrename-usage.sh
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ check_vg_field_ $vg1 vg_uuid $UUID
 vgrename $UUID $vg2
 check_vg_field_ $vg2 vg_name $vg2
 vgremove $vg2
+
+# vgrename fails - new vg already exists
+vgcreate $vg1 $dev1
+vgcreate $vg2 $dev2
+not vgrename $vg1 $vg2
+vgremove $vg1
+vgremove $vg2
+