diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml
index 8d794e497fb..01a4f960d73 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_conditionals/tasks/main.yml
@@ -293,3 +293,7 @@
     that:
     - result.results|length == 3
     - result.results[1].skipped
+
+- name: test complex templated condition
+  debug: msg="it works"
+  when: vars_file_var in things1|union([vars_file_var])