diff --git a/tests/testsuite/https.rs b/tests/testsuite/https.rs
index 52d9d74146e..c4efa733888 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/https.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/https.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //! or `CARGO_PUBLIC_NETWORK_TESTS`.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::utils::cargo_process;
 use cargo_test_support::containers::Container;
 use cargo_test_support::project;
 use cargo_test_support::str;
@@ -163,3 +164,17 @@ fn github_works() {
 "#]])
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test(public_network_test)]
+fn github_works_cargo_install() {
+    cargo_process("install --git https://github.com/rust-lang/bitflags.git bitflags-smoke-test")
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[UPDATING] git repository `https://github.com/rust-lang/bitflags.git`
+[INSTALLING] bitflags-smoke-test [..]
+[LOCKING] 1 package to latest compatible version
+...
+[INSTALLED] package [..]
+...
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}