diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
index c22280de8..23569f753 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import sequtils, options, tables, sets, sugar
 import chronos, stew/byteutils, chronos/ratelimit
 import chronicles
 import metrics
+import std/options
 import ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub/behavior
 import
   utils,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ import
 import ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/errors as pubsub_errors
 import ../helpers, ../utils/[async, futures, async, tests]
 
+from ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/mcache import window
+
 proc `$`(peer: PubSubPeer): string =
   shortLog(peer)
 
@@ -1322,3 +1325,35 @@ suite "Gossipsub Parameters":
         gossip.fanout.len == 0
 
     await allFuturesThrowing(nodes.mapIt(allFutures(it.switch.stop())))
+
+  asyncTest "messages sent to peers not in the mesh are propagated via gossip":
+    var validatorFut = newFuture[bool]()
+    proc validator(
+        topic: string, message: Message
+    ): Future[ValidationResult] {.async.} =
+      check topic == "foobar"
+      validatorFut.complete(true)
+      result = ValidationResult.Accept
+
+    let
+      numberOfNodes = 5
+      topic = "foobar"
+      dValues = DValues(dLow: some(2), dHigh: some(3), d: some(2), dOut: some(1))
+      nodes = generateNodes(numberOfNodes, gossip = true, dValues = some(dValues))
+      nodesFut = await allFinished(nodes.mapIt(it.switch.start()))
+
+    await subscribeNodes(nodes)
+
+    for node in nodes:
+      node.subscribe(topic, voidTopicHandler)
+
+    # await waitForMesh(nodes[0], nodes[1], topic)
+    await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
+
+    # try:
+    let mcache = GossipSub(nodes[0]).mcache
+
+    discard nodes[0].publish(topic, "Hello!".toBytes())
+    await sleepAsync(3.seconds)
+
+    await allFuturesThrowing(nodes.mapIt(allFutures(it.switch.stop())))
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/utils.nim b/tests/pubsub/utils.nim
index faa77cd5c..ba517bde6 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/utils.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/utils.nim
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const
 
 import hashes, random, tables, sets, sequtils
 import chronos, stew/[byteutils, results], chronos/ratelimit
+import std/options
 import
   ../../libp2p/[
     builders,
@@ -24,7 +25,15 @@ export builders
 
 randomize()
 
-type TestGossipSub* = ref object of GossipSub
+type
+  TestGossipSub* = ref object of GossipSub
+  DValues* = object
+    d*: Option[int]
+    dLow*: Option[int]
+    dHigh*: Option[int]
+    dScore*: Option[int]
+    dOut*: Option[int]
+    dLazy*: Option[int]
 
 proc getPubSubPeer*(p: TestGossipSub, peerId: PeerId): PubSubPeer =
   proc getConn(): Future[Connection] =
@@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ proc generateNodes*(
     overheadRateLimit: Opt[tuple[bytes: int, interval: Duration]] =
       Opt.none(tuple[bytes: int, interval: Duration]),
     gossipSubVersion: string = "",
+    dValues: Option[DValues] = DValues.none(),
 ): seq[PubSub] =
   for i in 0 ..< num:
     let switch = newStandardSwitch(
@@ -94,6 +104,28 @@ proc generateNodes*(
             p.unsubscribeBackoff = unsubscribeBackoff
             p.enablePX = enablePX
             p.overheadRateLimit = overheadRateLimit
+
+            if dValues.isSome:
+              let dValuesSome = dValues.get
+
+              if dValuesSome.d.isSome:
+                p.d = dValuesSome.d.get
+
+              if dValuesSome.dLow.isSome:
+                p.dLow = dValuesSome.dLow.get
+
+              if dValuesSome.dHigh.isSome:
+                p.dHigh = dValuesSome.dHigh.get
+
+              if dValuesSome.dScore.isSome:
+                p.dScore = dValuesSome.dScore.get
+
+              if dValuesSome.dOut.isSome:
+                p.dOut = dValuesSome.dOut.get
+
+              if dValuesSome.dLazy.isSome:
+                p.dLazy = dValuesSome.dLazy.get
+
             p
           ),
         )