diff --git a/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal b/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal
index a104594..920a06d 100644
--- a/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal
+++ b/fused-effects-exceptions.cabal
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ test-suite test
   main-is: Main.hs
   build-depends:
       base
+    , fused-effects-exceptions
     , fused-effects
     , tasty         ^>= 1.2
     , tasty-hunit   ^>= 0.10
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
index 89ad4b3..6f79a86 100644
--- a/test/Main.hs
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,40 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables, TypeApplications #-}
+
 module Main where
 
+import Prelude hiding (ioError)
+
+import qualified Control.Carrier.State.IORef  as IOState
+import qualified Control.Carrier.State.Strict as State
+import           Control.Carrier.Lift (runM)
+import           Control.Effect.Exception
+import           Control.Effect.State
+import qualified Test.Tasty                   as Tasty
+import qualified Test.Tasty.HUnit             as HUnit
+
+problematic :: (Has (Lift IO) sig m, Has (State Char) sig m) => m ()
+problematic =
+  let throws = modify @Char succ *> throwIO (userError "should explode") `finally` put @Char 'x'
+  in throws `catch` (\(_ :: IOException) -> pure ())
+
+testStateDropsWrites :: Tasty.TestTree
+testStateDropsWrites = HUnit.testCase "State.Strict drops writes" $ do
+  result <- runM . State.execState 'a' $ problematic
+  result HUnit.@?= 'a' -- writes are lost
+
+testIOStatePreservesWrites :: Tasty.TestTree
+testIOStatePreservesWrites = HUnit.testCase "State.IORef preserves writes" $ do
+  result <- runM . IOState.execState 'a' $ problematic
+  result HUnit.@?= 'x'
+
+tests :: Tasty.TestTree
+tests = Tasty.testGroup "Control.Carrier.Exception"
+  [ Tasty.testGroup "finally"
+    [ testStateDropsWrites
+    , testIOStatePreservesWrites
+    ]
+  ]
+
 main :: IO ()
-main = pure ()
+main = Tasty.defaultMain tests
+