diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
index dbc3bafc..4807bed5 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ class IgnoreIP(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.filter.addIgnoreIP("93.184.216.34")
 		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged("Ignore 93.184.216.34"))
 
+	def testIgnoreCause(self):
+		ip = "93.184.216.34"
+		for ignore_source in ["dns", "ip", "command"]:
+			self.filter.logIgnoreIp(ip, True, ignore_source=ignore_source)
+			self.assertTrue(self._is_logged("[%s] Ignore %s by %s" % (self.jail.name, ip, ignore_source)))
+
 
 class IgnoreIPDNS(IgnoreIP):