diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma/test/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma/test/index.js
index 13d299b4626064..4a631e241f3262 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma/test/index.js
@@ -52,4 +52,15 @@ describe( 'babel-plugin-import-jsx-pragma', () => {
 
 		expect( string ).toBe( 'import { createElement } from "@wordpress/element";\nlet foo = <bar />;' );
 	} );
+
+	it( 'does nothing if there scope variable already defined when using custom options', () => {
+		const original = 'const { createElement } = wp.element;\nlet foo = <bar />;';
+		const string = getTransformedCode( original, {
+			scopeVariable: 'createElement',
+			source: '@wordpress/element',
+			isDefault: false,
+		} );
+
+		expect( string ).toBe( original );
+	} );
 } );