diff --git a/tests/trainer/test_trainer.py b/tests/trainer/test_trainer.py
index 78711b637e..d27be6513b 100644
--- a/tests/trainer/test_trainer.py
+++ b/tests/trainer/test_trainer.py
@@ -944,7 +944,9 @@ def test_tpu_choice(tmpdir, tpu_cores, expected_tpu_id, error_expected):
     pytest.param(5),
 ])
 def test_num_sanity_val_steps(tmpdir, limit_val_batches):
-    """ Test that the number of sanity check batches is clipped to limit_val_batches. """
+    """
+    Test that the number of sanity check batches is clipped to `limit_val_batches`.
+    """
     model = EvalModelTemplate()
     model.validation_step = model.validation_step__multiple_dataloaders
     model.validation_epoch_end = model.validation_epoch_end__multiple_dataloaders
@@ -958,6 +960,16 @@ def test_num_sanity_val_steps(tmpdir, limit_val_batches):
     )
     assert trainer.num_sanity_val_steps == num_sanity_val_steps
 
+    with patch.object(
+        trainer.evaluation_loop, 'evaluation_step', wraps=trainer.evaluation_loop.evaluation_step
+    ) as mocked:
+        val_dataloaders = model.val_dataloader__multiple_mixed_length()
+        trainer.fit(model, val_dataloaders=val_dataloaders)
+
+        assert mocked.call_count == sum(
+            min(num_sanity_val_steps, num_batches) for num_batches in trainer.num_val_batches
+        )
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(['limit_val_batches'], [
     pytest.param(0.0),  # this should run no sanity checks
@@ -967,8 +979,8 @@ def test_num_sanity_val_steps(tmpdir, limit_val_batches):
 ])
 def test_num_sanity_val_steps_neg_one(tmpdir, limit_val_batches):
     """
-    Test that num_sanity_val_steps=-1 runs through all validation data once, and as many batches as
-    limited by "limit_val_batches" Trainer argument.
+    Test that `num_sanity_val_steps=-1` runs through all validation data once, and as many batches as
+    limited by `limit_val_batches` Trainer argument.
     """
     model = EvalModelTemplate()
     model.validation_step = model.validation_step__multiple_dataloaders
@@ -981,6 +993,14 @@ def test_num_sanity_val_steps_neg_one(tmpdir, limit_val_batches):
     )
     assert trainer.num_sanity_val_steps == float('inf')
 
+    with patch.object(
+        trainer.evaluation_loop, 'evaluation_step', wraps=trainer.evaluation_loop.evaluation_step
+    ) as mocked:
+        val_dataloaders = model.val_dataloader__multiple()
+        trainer.fit(model, val_dataloaders=val_dataloaders)
+
+        assert mocked.call_count == sum(trainer.num_val_batches)
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("trainer_kwargs,expected", [
     pytest.param(