diff --git a/tests/test_meta_rt_links.py b/tests/test_meta_rt_links.py
index 6f95c2e3c5ac8cf187a658a9de42f0d188b4ea12..fa6f2bfa63169d3f04fee2c2778a96303f454cdf 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_rt_links.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_rt_links.py
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ def test_docs_outside_rt_not_checked(hook, ext_doc):
     actual = {error.message for error in hook.run(txn)}
     assert expected == actual
 
+def test_flagged_txn_not_checked(hook):
+    txn_meta = build_meta(None, MALFORMED_LINKS)
+    txn_meta['flag'] = '!'
+    keys = iter(METADATA_KEYS)
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**txn_meta, postings=[
+        ('Income:Donations', -5, build_meta(keys, MALFORMED_LINKS)),
+        ('Assets:Checking', 5, build_meta(keys, NOT_FOUND_LINKS)),
+    ])
+    assert not list(hook.run(txn))
+
 def test_mixed_results(hook):
     txn = testutil.Transaction(
         approval='{} {}'.format(*GOOD_LINKS),