diff --git a/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py b/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py
index 133b5e60e326a0ba99fa816154bfb9109c0b6b3c..20394760ce86acda38b3483a6ea419119d4222bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py
+++ b/tests/test_reports_spreadsheet.py
@@ -748,3 +748,21 @@ def test_ods_writer_set_custom_property(ods_writer, value, exptype):
     else:
         expected = str(value)
     assert cprop.text == expected
+
+def test_ods_writer_set_common_properties(ods_writer):
+    ods_writer.set_common_properties()
+    get_child(ods_writer.document.meta, odf.meta.UserDefined, name='ReportCommand')
+
+def test_ods_writer_common_repo_properties(ods_writer):
+    repo = testutil.TestRepo('abcd1234', False)
+    ods_writer.set_common_properties(repo)
+    meta = ods_writer.document.meta
+    sha_prop = get_child(meta, odf.meta.UserDefined, name='GitSHA')
+    assert sha_prop.text == 'abcd1234'
+    dirty_prop = get_child(meta, odf.meta.UserDefined, name='GitDirty')
+    assert dirty_prop.text == 'false'
+
+def test_ods_writer_common_command(ods_writer):
+    ods_writer.set_common_properties(command=['testcmd', 'testarg*'])
+    cmd_prop = get_child(ods_writer.document.meta, odf.meta.UserDefined, name='ReportCommand')
+    assert cmd_prop.text == 'testcmd \'testarg*\''