diff --git a/rllib/algorithms/ppo/tests/test_ppo_learner.py b/rllib/algorithms/ppo/tests/test_ppo_learner.py
index e16ea35641e6..1eb8e082c102 100644
--- a/rllib/algorithms/ppo/tests/test_ppo_learner.py
+++ b/rllib/algorithms/ppo/tests/test_ppo_learner.py
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
 import ray.rllib.algorithms.ppo as ppo
 from ray.rllib.algorithms.ppo.ppo_catalog import PPOCatalog
 
+from ray.rllib.algorithms.ppo.ppo_learner import LEARNER_RESULTS_CURR_KL_COEFF_KEY
 from ray.rllib.core.rl_module.rl_module import SingleAgentRLModuleSpec
+from ray.rllib.examples.env.multi_agent import MultiAgentCartPole
 from ray.rllib.policy.sample_batch import SampleBatch
+from ray.tune.registry import register_env
+from ray.rllib.utils.metrics.learner_info import LEARNER_INFO
 from ray.rllib.utils.test_utils import check, framework_iterator
 
 from ray.rllib.evaluation.postprocessing import (
@@ -156,6 +160,67 @@ def test_save_load_state(self):
                 learner_group2.load_state(tmpdir)
                 check(learner_group1.get_state(), learner_group2.get_state())
 
+    def test_kl_coeff_changes(self):
+        # Simple environment with 4 independent cartpole entities
+        register_env(
+            "multi_agent_cartpole", lambda _: MultiAgentCartPole({"num_agents": 2})
+        )
+
+        initial_kl_coeff = 0.01
+        config = (
+            ppo.PPOConfig()
+            .environment("CartPole-v1")
+            .rollouts(
+                num_rollout_workers=0,
+                rollout_fragment_length=50,
+            )
+            .training(
+                gamma=0.99,
+                model=dict(
+                    fcnet_hiddens=[10, 10],
+                    fcnet_activation="linear",
+                    vf_share_layers=False,
+                ),
+                _enable_learner_api=True,
+                kl_coeff=initial_kl_coeff,
+            )
+            .rl_module(
+                _enable_rl_module_api=True,
+            )
+            .exploration(exploration_config={})
+            .environment("multi_agent_cartpole")
+            .multi_agent(
+                policies={"p0", "p1"},
+                policy_mapping_fn=lambda agent_id, episode, worker, **kwargs: (
+                    "p{}".format(agent_id % 2)
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+
+        for _ in framework_iterator(config, ("torch", "tf2"), with_eager_tracing=True):
+            algo = config.build()
+            # Call train while results aren't returned because this is
+            # a asynchronous trainer and results are returned asynchronously.
+            curr_kl_coeff_1 = None
+            curr_kl_coeff_2 = None
+            while not curr_kl_coeff_1 or not curr_kl_coeff_2:
+                results = algo.train()
+
+                # Attempt to get the current KL coefficient from the learner.
+                # Iterate until we have found both coefficients at least once.
+                if results and "info" in results and LEARNER_INFO in results["info"]:
+                    if "p0" in results["info"][LEARNER_INFO]:
+                        curr_kl_coeff_1 = results["info"][LEARNER_INFO]["p0"][
+                            LEARNER_RESULTS_CURR_KL_COEFF_KEY
+                        ]
+                    if "p1" in results["info"][LEARNER_INFO]:
+                        curr_kl_coeff_2 = results["info"][LEARNER_INFO]["p1"][
+                            LEARNER_RESULTS_CURR_KL_COEFF_KEY
+                        ]
+
+            self.assertNotEqual(curr_kl_coeff_1, initial_kl_coeff)
+            self.assertNotEqual(curr_kl_coeff_2, initial_kl_coeff)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import pytest