diff --git a/tests/test_user_interface.py b/tests/test_user_interface.py
index 4090841..a941cb5 100644
--- a/tests/test_user_interface.py
+++ b/tests/test_user_interface.py
@@ -546,6 +546,25 @@ def test_hide_warning(self, input_):
         issues = [x[1] for x in run(_args)]
         assert (not any([x for x in issues if ':warning:' in x]))
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
+                             [
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint adv-test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     VAR = "1"
+                                     FILES = "foo"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                             ],
+                             )
+    def test_hide_error(self, input_):
+        # local imports only
+        from oelint_adv.__main__ import run
+
+        _args = self._create_args(input_, extraopts=['--hide', 'error'])
+        issues = [x[1] for x in run(_args)]
+        assert (not any([x for x in issues if ':error:' in x]))
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
                              [
                                  {