diff --git a/magnolia-core/src/test/java/info/magnolia/observation/WorkspaceEventListenerRegistrationTest.java b/magnolia-core/src/test/java/info/magnolia/observation/WorkspaceEventListenerRegistrationTest.java
index 780c1ed005..be917874fb 100644
--- a/magnolia-core/src/test/java/info/magnolia/observation/WorkspaceEventListenerRegistrationTest.java
+++ b/magnolia-core/src/test/java/info/magnolia/observation/WorkspaceEventListenerRegistrationTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import info.magnolia.cms.util.FilteredEventListener;
 import info.magnolia.context.MgnlContext;
 import info.magnolia.jcr.RuntimeRepositoryException;
 import info.magnolia.jcr.util.NodeTypes;
+import info.magnolia.jcr.util.NodeUtil;
 import info.magnolia.jcr.wrapper.DelegateSessionWrapper;
 import info.magnolia.repository.RepositoryConstants;
 import info.magnolia.test.RepositoryTestCase;
@@ -199,6 +200,42 @@ public class WorkspaceEventListenerRegistrationTest extends RepositoryTestCase {
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void listenToDeletionOfRegisteredPathItself() throws Exception {
+        // GIVEN
+        NodeUtil.createPath(session.getRootNode(), "/foo/bar/baz", NodeTypes.ContentNode.NAME, true);
+        final WorkspaceEventListenerRegistration.Handle handle = WorkspaceEventListenerRegistration.observe(WEBSITE, "/foo/bar/baz", listener).register();
+
+        // WHEN
+        session.getNode("/foo/bar/baz").remove();
+        session.save();
+
+        // THEN
+        verify(callback, timeout(TIMEOUT)).processEvent(Event.NODE_REMOVED, "/foo/bar/baz");
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(callback);
+
+        // cleanup
+        handle.unregister();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void listenToDeletionOfSubPath() throws Exception {
+        // GIVEN
+        NodeUtil.createPath(session.getRootNode(), "/foo/bar/baz/quz", NodeTypes.ContentNode.NAME, true);
+        final WorkspaceEventListenerRegistration.Handle handle = WorkspaceEventListenerRegistration.observe(WEBSITE, "/foo/bar/baz", listener).register();
+
+        // WHEN
+        session.getNode("/foo/bar/baz/quz").remove();
+        session.save();
+
+        // THEN
+        verify(callback, timeout(TIMEOUT)).processEvent(Event.NODE_REMOVED, "/foo/bar/baz/quz");
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(callback);
+
+        // cleanup
+        handle.unregister();
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void ignoreChangesOutsideObservedPath() throws Exception {
         // GIVEN
         WorkspaceEventListenerRegistration.Handle handle = WorkspaceEventListenerRegistration.observe(WEBSITE, "/a", listener).register();