diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 568e8d5e7..c4c2eeeca 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from decimal import Decimal
 from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework import serializers
+import rest_framework
 import datetime
 import django
 import pytest
@@ -1017,6 +1018,12 @@ class TestMultipleChoiceField(FieldValues):
         ]
     )
 
+    def test_against_partial_updates(self):
+        # serializer = self.Serializer(data=MockHTMLDict())
+        from django.http import QueryDict
+        field = serializers.MultipleChoiceField(choices=(('a', 'a'), ('b', 'b')))
+        assert field.get_value(QueryDict({})) == rest_framework.fields.empty
+
 
 # File serializers...