diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ServerTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ServerTest.cs
index fa693162adad51a283e2995367998c72a8b64d9c..5f7144611e5c2551315b32ab97620e5cd51749db 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ServerTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/ServerTest.cs
@@ -93,5 +93,12 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Tests
 
             server.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UnstartedServerDoesNotPreventShutdown()
+        {
+            // just create a server, don't start it, and make sure it doesn't prevent shutdown.
+            var server = new Server();
+        }
     }
 }