diff --git a/tests/tests_tqdm.py b/tests/tests_tqdm.py
index f07bdf56..91b65ade 100644
--- a/tests/tests_tqdm.py
+++ b/tests/tests_tqdm.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from warnings import catch_warnings, simplefilter
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from tqdm import trange
 from tqdm import TqdmDeprecationWarning, TqdmWarning
-from tqdm.std import Bar
+from tqdm.std import Bar, EMA
 from tqdm.contrib import DummyTqdmFile
 
 try:
@@ -1004,6 +1004,16 @@ def test_close():
     t.close()
 
 
+def test_ema():
+    """Test exponential weighted average"""
+    ema = EMA(0.01)
+    assert round(ema(10), 2) == 10
+    assert round(ema(1), 2) == 5.48
+    assert round(ema(), 2) == 5.48
+    assert round(ema(1), 2) == 3.97
+    assert round(ema(1), 2) == 3.22
+
+
 def test_smoothing():
     """Test exponential weighted average smoothing"""
     timer = DiscreteTimer()