diff --git a/test/translator.spec.ts b/test/translator.spec.ts
index faba752d..42750539 100644
--- a/test/translator.spec.ts
+++ b/test/translator.spec.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,16 @@ export class MetaTranslationSpec {
     expect(dishMetaTranslationsEN).to.deep.equal(SCDishMeta.getInstance().fieldTranslations.en);
   }
 
+  @test
+  public retrieveTranslatedThingType() {
+    const dishTypeDE = translator.translatedThingType(dish.type);
+    const dishTypeEN = translator.translatedThingType(dish.type, 'en');
+    const dishTypeBASE = translatorWithFallback.translatedThingType(dish.type);
+    expect(dishTypeDE).to.deep.equal(SCDishMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.de.type);
+    expect(dishTypeEN).to.deep.equal(SCDishMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en.type);
+    expect(dishTypeBASE).to.deep.equal(SCDishMeta.getInstance().fieldValueTranslations.en.type);
+  }
+
   @test
   public thingWithoutMetaClass() {
     const dishCopy = clone(dish);