diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py
index e2ebce4556..4f0cc8d459 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_html.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.test import SimpleTestCase
 from django.utils.functional import lazystr
 from django.utils.html import (
     conditional_escape, escape, escapejs, format_html, html_safe, json_script,
-    linebreaks, smart_urlquote, strip_spaces_between_tags, strip_tags,
+    linebreaks, smart_urlquote, strip_spaces_between_tags, strip_tags, urlize,
 )
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
@@ -238,3 +238,18 @@ class TestUtilsHtml(SimpleTestCase):
             @html_safe
             class HtmlClass:
                 pass
+
+    def test_urlize(self):
+        tests = (
+            (
+                'Search for google.com/?q=! and see.',
+                'Search for <a href="http://google.com/?q=">google.com/?q=</a>! and see.'
+            ),
+            (
+                lazystr('Search for google.com/?q=!'),
+                'Search for <a href="http://google.com/?q=">google.com/?q=</a>!'
+            ),
+        )
+        for value, output in tests:
+            with self.subTest(value=value):
+                self.assertEqual(urlize(value), output)