diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/ConnectionTest.php
index 9218d35e0ab..7159c80bf39 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ public function testTransactionNestingBehavior() : void
             self::assertEquals(0, $this->connection->getTransactionNestingLevel());
         }
     }
+    
+    public function testTransactionNestingLevelIsResetOnReconnect(): void
+    {
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction();
+        self::assertEquals(2, $this->connection->getTransactionNestingLevel());
+        $this->connection->close(); // connection is lost
+        $this->connection->beginTransaction(); // should connect, reset nesting level and increase it once
+        self::assertEquals(1, $this->connection->getTransactionNestingLevel());
+        $this->connection->commit();
+        self::assertEquals(0, $this->connection->getTransactionNestingLevel());
+    }
 
     public function testTransactionNestingBehaviorWithSavepoints() : void
     {