diff --git a/tests/test_connections.py b/tests/test_connections.py
index 95531f861..f37c1b4f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_connections.py
+++ b/tests/test_connections.py
@@ -190,6 +190,34 @@ def test_add_connection_then_connect(self, uri):
 
         with mock.patch(f"{mock_prefix}.close", return_value=None):
             connections.remove_connection(alias)
+    
+    def test_connect_with_reuse_grpc(self):
+        alias = "default"
+        default_addr = {"address": "localhost:19530", "user": ""}
+
+        reuse_alias = "reuse"
+
+        assert connections.has_connection(alias) is False
+        addr = connections.get_connection_addr(alias)
+        assert addr == default_addr
+
+        with mock.patch(f"{mock_prefix}.__init__", return_value=None):
+            with mock.patch(f"{mock_prefix}._wait_for_channel_ready", return_value=None):
+                connections.connect(alias=alias, **default_addr)
+                connections.connect(alias=reuse_alias, **default_addr)
+        assert connections._connected_alias[alias] == connections._connected_alias[reuse_alias]
+        assert list(connections._connection_references.values())[0] == 2
+
+        with mock.patch(f"{mock_prefix}.close", return_value=None):
+            connections.disconnect(alias)
+
+        
+        assert list(connections._connection_references.values())[0] == 1
+
+        with mock.patch(f"{mock_prefix}.close", return_value=None):
+            connections.disconnect(reuse_alias)
+
+        assert len(connections._connection_references) == 0
 
 
 class TestAddConnection: