diff --git a/lib/std/Uri.zig b/lib/std/Uri.zig
index 54e0f6a4f2..d3df0491bb 100644
--- a/lib/std/Uri.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Uri.zig
@@ -586,6 +586,11 @@ test "file" {
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("file", parsed3.scheme);
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("localhost", parsed3.host.?.percent_encoded);
     try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("/an/absolute/path/to/another/thing/", parsed3.path.percent_encoded);
+
+    const parsed4 = try parse("file:/an/absolute/path");
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("file", parsed4.scheme);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(?Component, null), parsed4.host);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("/an/absolute/path", parsed4.path.percent_encoded);
 }
 
 test "scheme" {