diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_common.c b/tests/unittests/test_common.c
index 889b2202..67901443 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_common.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_common.c
@@ -327,6 +327,32 @@ strip_quotes_strips_both(void** state)
     free(result);
 }
 
+void test_get_expanded_path(void** state) {
+    gchar* expanded_path;
+
+    // `file://` prefix
+    expanded_path = get_expanded_path("file:///tmp/test.txt");
+    assert_string_equal("/tmp/test.txt", expanded_path);
+    g_free(expanded_path);
+
+    // `~/"` prefix
+    setenv("HOME", "/home/test", 1);
+    expanded_path = get_expanded_path("~/folder/file.txt");
+    assert_string_equal("/home/test/folder/file.txt", expanded_path);
+    g_free(expanded_path);
+    unsetenv("HOME");
+
+    // regular path
+    expanded_path = get_expanded_path("/home/test/file.pdf");
+    assert_string_equal("/home/test/file.pdf", expanded_path);
+    g_free(expanded_path);
+
+    // empty path
+    expanded_path = get_expanded_path("");
+    assert_string_equal("", expanded_path);
+    g_free(expanded_path);
+}
+
 typedef struct
 {
     char* template;
diff --git a/tests/unittests/test_common.h b/tests/unittests/test_common.h
index ffcc6c9d..32feed02 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/test_common.h
+++ b/tests/unittests/test_common.h
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ void prof_whole_occurrences_tests(void** state);
 void prof_occurrences_of_large_message_tests(void** state);
 void unique_filename_from_url_td(void** state);
 void format_call_external_argv_td(void** state);
+void test_get_expanded_path(void** state);
diff --git a/tests/unittests/unittests.c b/tests/unittests/unittests.c
index 5e6833fe..e64ea002 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/unittests.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/unittests.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
         cmocka_unit_test(strip_quotes_strips_both),
         cmocka_unit_test(format_call_external_argv_td),
         cmocka_unit_test(unique_filename_from_url_td),
+        cmocka_unit_test(test_get_expanded_path),
 
         cmocka_unit_test(clear_empty),
         cmocka_unit_test(reset_after_create),