diff --git a/test/test_statistics.py b/test/test_statistics.py
index f4949a9f1b2c89c763aae3c32b59be26ac38963c..95887f9827bd6c2d96ab3667d256a1f6cc06d2ec 100644
--- a/test/test_statistics.py
+++ b/test/test_statistics.py
@@ -934,6 +934,35 @@ def test_mem_access_counter_consec():
     assert f32consec == n*m*ell
 
 
+def test_mem_access_counter_global_temps():
+
+    knl = lp.make_kernel(
+            "[n,m,ell] -> {[i,j,k]: 0<=i<n and 0<=j<m and 0<=k<ell}",
+            """
+            <>a[i, j, k] = 3.1
+            <>b[i, j] = 3.2
+            """,
+            assumptions="n,m,ell >= 1")
+    knl = lp.add_and_infer_dtypes(knl, {"a,b": np.float32})
+
+    # Change temporary b address space
+    knl = lp.privatize_temporaries_with_inames(knl, "i,j", "b")
+    knl = lp.set_temporary_scope(knl, "b", "global")
+
+    mem_map = lp.get_mem_access_map(knl, count_redundant_work=True,
+                                    subgroup_size="guess")
+    n = 512
+    m = 256
+    ell = 128
+    params = {"n": n, "m": m, "ell": ell}
+
+    # Count global accesses
+    global_accesses = mem_map.filter_by(
+        mtype=["global"]).sum().eval_with_dict(params)
+
+    assert global_accesses == n*m
+
+
 def test_count_granularity_val_checks():
 
     try: