diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go b/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go
index 80c09f80c..b75b50c92 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/ingress_class.go
@@ -645,10 +645,28 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("[Flag] ingress-class", func() {
 				Status(http.StatusOK)
 		})
 
+		ginkgo.It("should watch Ingress with matched Ingress.Spec.IngressClassName and CLI parameter --ingress-class", func() {
+			validHost := fooHost
+
+			ing := framework.NewSingleIngress(validHost, "/", validHost, f.Namespace, framework.EchoService, 80, nil)
+			f.EnsureIngress(ing)
+
+			f.WaitForNginxConfiguration(func(cfg string) bool {
+				return !strings.Contains(cfg, "server_name noclassforyou")
+			})
+
+			f.HTTPTestClient().
+				GET("/").
+				WithHeader("Host", validHost).
+				Expect().
+				Status(http.StatusOK)
+		})
+
 		ginkgo.It("should ignore Ingress with only IngressClassName", func() {
 			invalidHost := "noclassforyou"
 
 			ing := framework.NewSingleIngress(invalidHost, "/", invalidHost, f.Namespace, framework.EchoService, 80, nil)
+			ing.Spec.IngressClassName = &invalidHost
 			f.EnsureIngress(ing)
 
 			f.WaitForNginxConfiguration(func(cfg string) bool {