diff --git a/tests/functional/test_install_vcs.py b/tests/functional/test_install_vcs.py
index 4845f91ad..543d6f30f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_install_vcs.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_install_vcs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,38 @@ from tests.lib import (
 from tests.lib.local_repos import local_checkout
 
 
+def _install_version_pkg(script, path):
+    """
+    Install the version_pkg package, and return the version installed.
+
+    Args:
+      path: a tests.lib.path.Path object pointing to a Git repository
+        containing the package.
+    """
+    abs_path = path.abspath.replace('\\', '/')
+    project_url = 'git+file://{}@master#egg=version_pkg'.format(abs_path)
+    script.pip('install', '-e', project_url)
+    result = script.run('version_pkg')
+    version = result.stdout.strip()
+
+    return version
+
+
+@pytest.mark.network
+def test_git_install_branch_again_after_branch_changes(script):
+    """
+    Test installing a branch again after the branch is updated in the remote
+    repository.
+    """
+    version_pkg_path = _create_test_package(script)
+    version = _install_version_pkg(script, version_pkg_path)
+    assert version == '0.1'
+
+    _change_test_package_version(script, version_pkg_path)
+    version = _install_version_pkg(script, version_pkg_path)
+    assert version == 'some different version'
+
+
 @pytest.mark.network
 def test_install_editable_from_git_with_https(script, tmpdir):
     """