diff --git a/lib/common/tests/xpath/pcmk__xpath_node_id_test.c b/lib/common/tests/xpath/pcmk__xpath_node_id_test.c
index e51728f2b0..65a905cfb7 100644
--- a/lib/common/tests/xpath/pcmk__xpath_node_id_test.c
+++ b/lib/common/tests/xpath/pcmk__xpath_node_id_test.c
@@ -1,54 +1,60 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2021 the Pacemaker project contributors
+ * Copyright 2021-2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #include <crm_internal.h>
 
 #include <crm/common/unittest_internal.h>
 #include <crm/common/xml_internal.h>
 
 static void
 empty_input(void **state) {
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id(NULL, "lrm"));
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id("", "lrm"));
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id("/blah/blah", NULL));
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id("/blah/blah", ""));
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id(NULL, NULL));
 }
 
+static void
+no_quotes(void **state) {
+    pcmk__assert_asserts(pcmk__xpath_node_id("/some/xpath/lrm[@id=xyz]", "lrm"));
+}
+
 static void
 not_present(void **state) {
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id("/some/xpath/string[@id='xyz']", "lrm"));
     assert_null(pcmk__xpath_node_id("/some/xpath/containing[@id='lrm']", "lrm"));
 }
 
 static void
 present(void **state) {
     char *s = NULL;
 
     s = pcmk__xpath_node_id("/some/xpath/containing/lrm[@id='xyz']", "lrm");
     assert_int_equal(strcmp(s, "xyz"), 0);
     free(s);
 
     s = pcmk__xpath_node_id("/some/other/lrm[@id='xyz']/xpath", "lrm");
     assert_int_equal(strcmp(s, "xyz"), 0);
     free(s);
 }
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
         cmocka_unit_test(empty_input),
+        cmocka_unit_test(no_quotes),
         cmocka_unit_test(not_present),
         cmocka_unit_test(present),
     };
 
     cmocka_set_message_output(CM_OUTPUT_TAP);
     return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
 }