diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataTests.java
index da50e99705d..a929028a34e 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.collect.ImmutableOpenMap;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.BytesStreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.NamedWriteableAwareStreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.NamedWriteableRegistry;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ToXContent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
@@ -794,4 +795,12 @@ public class MetaDataTests extends ESTestCase {
             "    }\n" +
             "  }\n" +
             "}";
+
+    public void testTransientSettingsOverridePersistentSettings() {
+        final Setting setting = Setting.simpleString("key");
+        final MetaData metaData = MetaData.builder()
+            .persistentSettings(Settings.builder().put(setting.getKey(), "persistent-value").build())
+            .transientSettings(Settings.builder().put(setting.getKey(), "transient-value").build()).build();
+        assertThat(setting.get(metaData.settings()), equalTo("transient-value"));
+    }
 }