diff --git a/tests/base/tests.py b/tests/base/tests.py
index d2588e0c..cce73fb9 100644
--- a/tests/base/tests.py
+++ b/tests/base/tests.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import time
 from raven.base import Client, ClientState
 from raven.exceptions import RateLimited
 from raven.transport import AsyncTransport
+from raven.transport.http import HTTPTransport
 from raven.utils.stacks import iter_stack_frames
 from raven.utils import six
 from raven.utils.testutils import TestCase
@@ -437,3 +438,11 @@ class ClientTest(TestCase):
         else:
             expected = {'logger': "u'test'", 'foo': "u'bar'"}
         self.assertEquals(event['extra'], expected)
+
+    def test_transport_registration(self):
+        client = Client('http://public:secret@example.com/1',
+                        transport=HTTPTransport)
+        assert type(client.remote.get_transport()) is HTTPTransport
+
+        client = Client('sync+http://public:secret@example.com/1')
+        assert type(client.remote.get_transport()) is HTTPTransport