diff --git a/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts b/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts
index 46776c0be016c..349fb1caab914 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts
@@ -362,6 +362,37 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             }
           }
         })
+
+        it('should not full reload when nonlatin characters are used', async () => {
+          let browser = null
+          const pagePath = join('pages', 'hmr', 'nonlatin.js')
+          const originalContent = await next.readFile(pagePath)
+          try {
+            browser = await webdriver(next.url, basePath + '/hmr/nonlatin')
+            const timeOrigin = await browser.eval('performance.timeOrigin')
+            const editedContent = originalContent.replace(
+              '<div>テスト</div>',
+              '<div class="updated">テスト</div>'
+            )
+
+            // Change the page
+            await next.patchFile(pagePath, editedContent)
+
+            await browser.waitForElementByCss('.updated')
+
+            expect(await browser.eval('performance.timeOrigin')).toEqual(
+              timeOrigin
+            )
+          } finally {
+            // Finally is used so that we revert the content back to the original regardless of the test outcome
+            // restore the about page content.
+            await next.patchFile(pagePath, originalContent)
+
+            if (browser) {
+              await browser.close()
+            }
+          }
+        })
       })
     })
 
diff --git a/test/development/basic/hmr/pages/hmr/nonlatin.js b/test/development/basic/hmr/pages/hmr/nonlatin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3edaae9792cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/development/basic/hmr/pages/hmr/nonlatin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function NonLatin(props) {
+  return <div>テスト</div>
+}