diff --git a/spacy/tests/pipeline/test_el.py b/spacy/tests/pipeline/test_el.py
index 068a228d8..78ee0f358 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/pipeline/test_el.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/pipeline/test_el.py
@@ -63,3 +63,20 @@ def test_kb_invalid_combination():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         mykb.add_alias(alias="douglassss", entities=["Q2", "Q3"], probabilities=[0.3, 0.4, 0.1])
 
+
+def test_candidate_generation():
+    """Test correct candidate generation"""
+    mykb = KnowledgeBase()
+
+    # adding entities
+    mykb.add_entity(entity_id="Q1", prob=0.9)
+    mykb.add_entity(entity_id="Q2", prob=0.2)
+    mykb.add_entity(entity_id="Q3", prob=0.5)
+
+    # adding aliases
+    mykb.add_alias(alias="douglas", entities=["Q2", "Q3"], probabilities=[0.8, 0.2])
+    mykb.add_alias(alias="adam", entities=["Q2"], probabilities=[0.9])
+
+    # test the size of the relevant candidates
+    assert(len(mykb.get_candidates("douglas")) == 2)
+    assert(len(mykb.get_candidates("adam")) == 1)