diff --git a/src/runtime2/tests/api_component.rs b/src/runtime2/tests/api_component.rs
index 28f7101520dec6d0d1c9075645339ecec5f161a5..67271d2986bb610f91a18425edff20de76b0b0f2 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/tests/api_component.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/tests/api_component.rs
@@ -121,4 +121,38 @@ fn test_putting_to_component() {
         // Note: if we finish a round, then it must have succeeded :)
         api.wait().expect("finish sync round");
     }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_doing_nothing() {
+    const CODE: &'static str = "
+    primitive getter(in<bool> input, u32 num_loops) {
+        u32 index = 0;
+        while (index < num_loops) {
+            sync {}
+            sync { auto res = get(input); assert(res); }
+            index += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    ";
+
+    let pd = ProtocolDescription::parse(CODE.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    let rt = Runtime::new(NUM_THREADS, pd);
+    let mut api = rt.create_interface();
+
+    let channel = api.create_channel().unwrap();
+    api.create_connector("", "getter", ValueGroup::new_stack(vec![
+        Value::Input(PortId::new(channel.getter_id.index)),
+        Value::UInt32(NUM_LOOPS),
+    ])).unwrap();
+
+    for _ in 0..NUM_LOOPS {
+        api.perform_sync_round(vec![]).expect("start silent sync round");
+        api.wait().expect("finish silent sync round");
+        api.perform_sync_round(vec![
+            ApplicationSyncAction::Put(channel.putter_id, ValueGroup::new_stack(vec![Value::Bool(true)]))
+        ]).expect("start firing sync round");
+        let res = api.wait().expect("finish firing sync round");
+        assert!(res.is_empty());
+    }
 }
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