diff --git a/tests/test_data_metadata.py b/tests/test_data_metadata.py
index 9ea94b6aad5220b6cf05daaa504615393ba3091b..4ac7d5ab64a5873f58d6d429337e082d1c564a03 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_metadata.py
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ def simple_txn(index=None, key=None):
     ])
 SIMPLE_TXN_METAKEYS = frozenset(['filename', 'lineno', 'note'])
 
+LINK_STRINGS = [
+    '',
+    'link',
+    '  link',
+    'link  ',
+    'link1  link2',
+    ' link1  link2   link3    ',
+]
+
 def test_metadata_transforms_source():
     source = {'1': 'one'}
     meta = data.Metadata(source)
@@ -36,14 +45,7 @@ def test_metadata_transforms_source():
     del meta['1']
     assert set(source) == {'2'}
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', [
-    '',
-    'link',
-    '  link',
-    'link  ',
-    'link1  link2',
-    ' link1  link2   link3    ',
-])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', LINK_STRINGS)
 def test_get_links(value):
     meta = data.Metadata({'key': value})
     assert list(meta.get_links('key')) == value.split()
@@ -58,6 +60,20 @@ def test_get_links_bad_type(value):
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         meta.get_links('key')
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', LINK_STRINGS)
+def test_report_links(value):
+    meta = data.Metadata({'key': value})
+    assert list(meta.report_links('key')) == value.split()
+
+def test_report_links_missing():
+    meta = data.Metadata({})
+    assert not meta.report_links('key')
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', testutil.NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES)
+def test_report_links_bad_type(value):
+    meta = data.Metadata({'key': value})
+    assert not meta.report_links('key')
+
 def test_first_link_from_txn(simple_txn):
     meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 0)
     assert meta.first_link('note') == 'txn'