diff --git a/spyder/widgets/variableexplorer/tests/test_dataframeeditor.py b/spyder/widgets/variableexplorer/tests/test_dataframeeditor.py
index b9cd6591bda..b2c165520e9 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/variableexplorer/tests/test_dataframeeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/variableexplorer/tests/test_dataframeeditor.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from pandas import DataFrame, date_range, read_csv
 from qtpy.QtGui import QColor
 from qtpy.QtCore import Qt
+import numpy
 import pytest
 
 # Local imports
@@ -156,6 +157,19 @@ def test_dataframemodel_get_bgcolor_with_object():
     a = dataframeeditor.BACKGROUND_MISC_ALPHA
     assert colorclose(bgcolor(dfm, 0, 1), (h, s, v, a))
 
+def test_dataframemodel_with_format_percent_d_and_nan():
+    """
+    Test DataFrameModel with format `%d` and dataframe containing NaN
+
+    Regression test for issue 4139.
+    """
+    np_array = numpy.zeros(2)
+    np_array[1] = numpy.nan
+    dataframe = DataFrame(np_array)
+    dfm = DataFrameModel(dataframe, format='%d')
+    assert data(dfm, 0, 1) == '0'
+    assert data(dfm, 1, 1) == 'nan'
+
 def test_change_format_emits_signal(qtbot, monkeypatch):
     mockQInputDialog = Mock()
     mockQInputDialog.getText = lambda parent, title, label, mode, text: ('%10.3e', True)