diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
index 1ac12323..51d4f13c 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -6252,3 +6252,42 @@ TEST (rpc, confirmation_info)
 		ASSERT_EQ (0, response.get<unsigned> ("total_tally"));
 	}
 }
+
+/** Test election scheduler container object stats
+ * The test set the AEC size to 0 and then creates a block which gets stuck
+ * in the election scheduler waiting for a slot in the AEC. Then it confirms that
+ * the stats RPC call shows the corresponding scheduler bucket incrementing
+ */
+TEST (node, election_scheduler_container_info)
+{
+	nano::system system;
+	nano::node_config node_config;
+	node_config.active_elections_size = 0;
+	nano::node_flags node_flags;
+	auto node = add_ipc_enabled_node (system, node_config);
+	auto const rpc_ctx = add_rpc (system, node);
+
+	// create a send block
+	auto send1 = nano::state_block_builder ()
+				 .account (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+				 .previous (nano::dev::genesis->hash ())
+				 .representative (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+				 .balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - 1)
+				 .link (nano::public_key ())
+				 .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
+				 .work (*node->work_generate_blocking (nano::dev::genesis->hash ()))
+				 .build_shared ();
+
+	// process the block and wait for it to show up in the election scheduler
+	node->process_active (send1);
+	ASSERT_TIMELY (10s, node->scheduler.size () == 1);
+
+	// now check the RPC call
+	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
+	request.put ("action", "stats");
+	request.put ("type", "objects");
+	auto response = wait_response (system, rpc_ctx, request);
+	auto es = response.get_child ("node").get_child ("election_scheduler");
+	ASSERT_EQ (es.get_child ("manual_queue").get<std::string> ("count"), "0");
+	ASSERT_EQ (es.get_child ("priority").get_child ("128").get<std::string> ("count"), "1");
+}