diff --git a/Tests/test_image_rotate.py b/Tests/test_image_rotate.py
index 61ce78a71..8ddb5ddf8 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_rotate.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_rotate.py
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ class TestImageRotate(PillowTestCase):
         im = im.rotate(45, fillcolor='white')
         self.assert_image_equal(im, target)
 
+    def test_alpha_rotate_no_fill(self):
+        # Alpha images are handled differently internally
+        im = Image.new('RGBA', (10, 10), 'green')
+        im = im.rotate(45, expand=1)
+        corner = im.getpixel((0,0))
+        self.assertEqual(corner, (0, 0, 0, 0))
+
+    def test_alpha_rotate_with_fill(self):
+        # Alpha images are handled differently internally
+        im = Image.new('RGBA', (10, 10), 'green')
+        im = im.rotate(45, expand=1, fillcolor=(255, 0, 0, 255))
+        corner = im.getpixel((0,0))
+        self.assertEqual(corner, (255, 0, 0, 255))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()