diff --git a/test/io/test_io.py b/test/io/test_io.py
index 9b3233202..3fb29df33 100644
--- a/test/io/test_io.py
+++ b/test/io/test_io.py
@@ -971,6 +971,28 @@ def test_no_pool_connection_required_on_bad_http_logic(defaultenv):
         response = postgrest.session.patch("/rpc/hello")
         assert response.status_code == 405
 
+
+def test_no_pool_connection_required_on_bad_jwt_claim(defaultenv):
+    "no pool connection should be consumed for failing on invalid jwt"
+
+    env = {**defaultenv, "PGRST_DB_POOL": "1", "PGRST_JWT_SECRET": SECRET}
+
+    with run(env=env) as postgrest:
+        # First we retain the only pool connection available
+        # The try/except is a hack for not waiting for the response, taken from https://stackoverflow.com/a/45601591/4692662
+        try:
+            postgrest.session.get("/rpc/sleep?seconds=50", timeout=0.1)
+        except requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout:
+            pass
+
+        # Then the following requests should succeed rapidly
+
+        # A JWT with an invalid signature shouldn't open a connection
+        headers = jwtauthheader({"role": "postgrest_test_author"}, "Wrong Secret")
+        response = postgrest.session.get("/projects", headers=headers)
+        assert response.status_code == 401
+
+
 # TODO: This test fails now because of https://github.com/PostgREST/postgrest/pull/2122
 # The stack size of 1K(-with-rtsopts=-K1K) is not enough and this fails with "stack overflow"
 # A stack size of 200K seems to be enough for succeess