diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index 09c9d5485..f284ad577 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import py
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest.main import ExitCode
+from _pytest.pytester import Testdir
 from _pytest.reports import BaseReport
 from _pytest.terminal import _folded_skips
 from _pytest.terminal import _get_line_with_reprcrash_message
@@ -1923,3 +1924,11 @@ def test_collecterror(testdir):
             "*= 1 error in *",
         ]
     )
+
+
+def test_via_exec(testdir: Testdir) -> None:
+    p1 = testdir.makepyfile("exec('def test_via_exec(): pass')")
+    result = testdir.runpytest(str(p1), "-vv")
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
+        ["test_via_exec.py::test_via_exec <- <string> PASSED*", "*= 1 passed in *"]
+    )