diff --git a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
index 790acee2a..1e0dedef3 100644
--- a/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
+++ b/Tests/test_imagedraw.py
@@ -68,10 +68,20 @@ def test_sanity() -> None:
     draw.rectangle(list(range(4)))
 
 
-def test_valueerror() -> None:
+def test_new_color() -> None:
     with Image.open("Tests/images/chi.gif") as im:
         draw = ImageDraw.Draw(im)
+        assert len(im.palette.colors) == 249
+
+        # Test drawing a new color onto the palette
         draw.line((0, 0), fill=(0, 0, 0))
+        assert len(im.palette.colors) == 250
+        assert im.palette.dirty
+
+        # Test drawing another new color, now that the palette is dirty
+        draw.point((0, 0), fill=(1, 0, 0))
+        assert len(im.palette.colors) == 251
+        assert im.convert("RGB").getpixel((0, 0)) == (1, 0, 0)
 
 
 def test_mode_mismatch() -> None: