diff --git a/tests/test_meta_entity.py b/tests/test_meta_entity.py
index 4542fa4769b22f9acb0296e98a58b92ef02a684d..f9caac672f38310b313b0a601b489658a7dbc7a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_entity.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_entity.py
@@ -110,6 +110,36 @@ def test_invalid_values_on_transactions(hook, src_value):
     assert all(error.message == "transaction has invalid entity: {}".format(src_value)
                for error in hook.run(txn))
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', VALID_VALUES)
+def test_valid_values_on_payee(hook, src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(payee=src_value, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    assert not any(hook.run(txn))
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('src_value', INVALID_VALUES)
+def test_invalid_values_on_payee(hook, src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(payee=src_value, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:General', 25),
+    ])
+    errors = list(hook.run(txn))
+    assert 1 <= len(errors) <= 2
+    assert all(error.message == "transaction has invalid entity: {}".format(src_value)
+               for error in hook.run(txn))
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('payee,src_value', testutil.combine_values(
+    INVALID_VALUES,
+    VALID_VALUES,
+))
+def test_invalid_payee_but_valid_metadata(hook, payee, src_value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**{'payee': payee, TEST_KEY: src_value}, postings=[
+        ('Assets:Cash', -25),
+        ('Expenses:Other', 25),
+    ])
+    assert not any(hook.run(txn))
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('account,required', [
     ('Assets:Bank:Checking', False),
     ('Assets:Cash', False),