diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgseditwidgets.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgseditwidgets.py
index 7f09dffb6e7..b5792662248 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgseditwidgets.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgseditwidgets.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ from qgis.core import (QgsProject, QgsFeature, QgsGeometry, QgsPointXY, QgsVecto
 from qgis.gui import QgsGui
 
 from qgis.testing import start_app, unittest
-from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QVariant
-from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QTextEdit
+from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import Qt, QVariant
+from qgis.PyQt.QtWidgets import QTextEdit, QTableWidgetItem
 
 start_app()
 
@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@ class TestQgsValueRelationWidget(unittest.TestCase):
         wrapper.setEnabled(True)
         self.assertTrue(widget.isEnabled())
 
+    def test_enableDisableOnTableWidget(self):
+        reg = QgsGui.editorWidgetRegistry()
+        layer = QgsVectorLayer("none?field=number:integer", "layer", "memory")
+        wrapper = reg.create('ValueRelation', layer, 0, {'AllowMulti': 'True'}, None, None)
+
+        widget = wrapper.widget()
+        item = QTableWidgetItem('first item')
+        widget.setItem(0, 0, item)
+
+        # does not change the state the whole widget but the single items instead
+        wrapper.setEnabled(False)
+        # widget still true, but items false
+        self.assertTrue(widget.isEnabled())
+        self.assertNotEqual(widget.item(0, 0).flags(), widget.item(0, 0).flags() | Qt.ItemIsEnabled)
+        wrapper.setEnabled(True)
+        self.assertTrue(widget.isEnabled())
+        self.assertEqual(widget.item(0, 0).flags(), widget.item(0, 0).flags() | Qt.ItemIsEnabled)
+
 
 class TestQgsValueMapEditWidget(unittest.TestCase):
     VALUEMAP_NULL_TEXT = "{2839923C-8B7D-419E-B84B-CA2FE9B80EC7}"