diff --git a/test/handler/test_lua_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_lua_handler.vader
index af1c134e..712c7c59 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_lua_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_lua_handler.vader
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+Before:
+  Save g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace
+
 After:
+  Restore
   call ale#linter#Reset()
 
 Execute(The luacheck handler should parse lines correctly):
@@ -30,3 +34,25 @@ Execute(The luacheck handler should parse lines correctly):
   \   '    /file/path/here.lua:3:5: (W213) unused loop variable ''k''',
   \   '    /file/path/here.lua:3:19: (W113) accessing undefined variable ''x''',
   \ ])
+
+Execute(The luacheck handler should respect the warn_about_trailing_whitespace option):
+  runtime ale_linters/lua/luacheck.vim
+
+  let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = 0
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 5,
+  \     'col': 43,
+  \     'text': 'W212: unused argument ''g''',
+  \     'type': 'W',
+  \   }
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#lua#luacheck#Handle(347, [
+  \   '/file/path/here.lua:15:97: (W614) trailing whitespace in a comment',
+  \   '/file/path/here.lua:16:60: (W612) line contains trailing whitespace',
+  \   '/file/path/here.lua:17:1: (W611) line contains only whitespace',
+  \   '/file/path/here.lua:27:57: (W613) trailing whitespace in a string',
+  \   '/file/path/here.lua:5:43: (W212) unused argument ''g''',
+  \ ])