diff --git a/test/test_codegen.py b/test/test_codegen.py
index 44ddbe48bb3fb76fca8fde5a0fe893c2dcc840a8..3cca1d0d63641a153963d635abf9cf9bd84ec47c 100755
--- a/test/test_codegen.py
+++ b/test/test_codegen.py
@@ -979,6 +979,20 @@ def test_eye(ctx_factory, n, m, k):
     np.testing.assert_allclose(out.get(), np_eye)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("which,num_args", ([("maximum", 2),
+                                             ("minimum", 2),
+                                             ]))
+def test_pt_ops_on_scalar_args_computed_eagerly(ctx_factory, which, num_args):
+    from numpy.random import default_rng
+    rng = default_rng()
+    args = [rng.random() for _ in range(num_args)]
+
+    pt_func = getattr(pt, which)
+    np_func = getattr(np, which)
+
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(pt_func(*args), np_func(*args))
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
         exec(sys.argv[1])
@@ -986,4 +1000,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         from pytest import main
         main([__file__])
 
-# vim: filetype=pyopencl:fdm=marker
+# vim: fdm=marker
diff --git a/test/test_pytato.py b/test/test_pytato.py
index 1d8c6c03d642073604f245ce949b5abff12cd6df..b77c08913881baa9031cb162ac30dd6b160b943e 100755
--- a/test/test_pytato.py
+++ b/test/test_pytato.py
@@ -273,4 +273,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         from pytest import main
         main([__file__])
 
-# vim: filetype=pyopencl:fdm=marker
+# vim: fdm=marker