diff --git a/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh b/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh
index 2556272e2..d7c275914 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0260-sharding.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ test_expect_success "ipfs cat error output the same" '
   test_cmp sharded_err unsharded_err
 '
 
+test_expect_success "'ipfs ls --resolve-type=false' admits missing block" '
+  ipfs ls "$SHARDED" | head -1 > first_file &&
+  read -r HASH _ NAME <first_file &&
+  ipfs pin rm "$SHARDED" "$UNSHARDED" && # To allow us to remove the block
+  ipfs block rm "$HASH" &&
+  test_expect_code 1 ipfs cat "$SHARDED/$NAME" &&
+  test_expect_code 1 ipfs ls "$SHARDED" &&
+  ipfs ls --resolve-type=false "$SHARDED" | sort > missing_out &&
+  test_cmp sharded_out missing_out
+'
+
+
 test_add_large_dir_v1() {
   exphash="$1"
   test_expect_success "ipfs add (CIDv1) on very large directory succeeds" '