diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala
index d3b7eea447..8e9388045e 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/cats/tests/OptionTSuite.scala
@@ -148,12 +148,23 @@ class OptionTSuite extends CatsSuite {
     }
   }
 
+  test("OptionT[Id, A].getOrElse consistent with Option.getOrElse, with respect to types") {
+    forAll { (o: Option[Int]) =>
+      o.map(Right.apply).getOrElse(Left("error")) should === (OptionT[Id, Int](o).map(Right.apply).getOrElse(Left("error")))
+    }
+  }
+
   test("OptionT[Id, A].getOrElseF consistent with Option.getOrElse") {
     forAll { (o: Option[Int], i: Int) =>
       o.getOrElse(i) should === (OptionT[Id, Int](o).getOrElseF(i))
     }
   }
 
+  test("OptionT[Id, A].getOrElseF consistent with Option.getOrElse, with respect to types") {
+    forAll { (o: Option[Int]) =>
+      o.map(Right.apply).getOrElse(Left("error")) should === (OptionT[Id, Int](o).map(Right.apply).getOrElseF(Left("error")))
+    }
+  }
   test("OptionT[Id, A].collect consistent with Option.collect") {
     forAll { (o: Option[Int], f: Int => Option[String]) =>
       val p = Function.unlift(f)