diff --git a/tests/leaf_editing.cpp b/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
index b0db594..bcf06aa 100644
--- a/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
+++ b/tests/leaf_editing.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     schema->addLeaf("mod:contA", "mod:leafInCont", yang::LeafDataTypes::String);
     schema->addList("", "mod:list", {"number"});
     schema->addLeaf("mod:list", "mod:leafInList", yang::LeafDataTypes::String);
+    schema->addLeafRef("", "mod:refToString", "mod:leafString");
+    schema->addLeafRef("", "mod:refToInt8", "mod:leafInt8");
     Parser parser(schema);
     std::string input;
     std::ostringstream errorStream;
@@ -271,6 +273,22 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
+            SECTION("leafRef")
+            {
+                SECTION("refToString")
+                {
+                    input = "set mod:refToString blabal";
+                    expected.m_path.m_nodes.push_back(dataNode_{module_{"mod"}, leaf_("refToString")});
+                    expected.m_data = std::string("blabal");
+                }
+
+                SECTION("refToInt8")
+                {
+                    input = "set mod:refToInt8 42";
+                    expected.m_path.m_nodes.push_back(dataNode_{module_{"mod"}, leaf_("refToInt8")});
+                    expected.m_data = int8_t{42};
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         command_ command = parser.parseCommand(input, errorStream);
@@ -359,6 +377,10 @@
             {
                 input = "set leafEnum blabla";
             }
+            SECTION("set mod:refToInt8 blabla")
+            {
+                input = "set mod:refToInt8 blabla";
+            }
         }
 
         SECTION("wrong base64 strings")