diff --git a/tests/test_tables.py b/tests/test_tables.py
index c61b3c72b..4a9078e9e 100644
--- a/tests/test_tables.py
+++ b/tests/test_tables.py
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ def test_column(table):
     assert_array_equal(t.column('letter'), np.array(['a', 'b', 'c', 'z']))
     assert_array_equal(t.column(1), np.array([9, 3, 3, 1]))
 
+def test_values():
+    t1 = Table().with_columns({
+        'row1': ['a', 'b', 'c'],
+        'row2': ['d', 'e', 'f'],
+    })
+    assert_array_equal(t1.values, np.array(t1.columns, None).T)
+    t2 = Table().with_columns({
+        'row1': ['x', 'y', 'z'],
+        'row2': [1, 2, 3],
+    })
+    assert_array_equal(t2.values, np.array(t2.columns, object).T)
 
 def test_basic_points(table):
     t = table