diff --git a/e2etests/stable_test.go b/e2etests/stable_test.go
index 7174c7c46..b7239a486 100644
--- a/e2etests/stable_test.go
+++ b/e2etests/stable_test.go
@@ -2837,6 +2837,7 @@ y: profits {
 		loadFromFile(t, "grid_nested_simple_edges"),
 		loadFromFile(t, "nested_diagram_types"),
 		loadFromFile(t, "grid_outside_labels"),
+		loadFromFile(t, "grid_edge_across_cell"),
 	}
 
 	runa(t, tcs)
diff --git a/e2etests/testdata/files/grid_edge_across_cell.d2 b/e2etests/testdata/files/grid_edge_across_cell.d2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d99bdde5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2etests/testdata/files/grid_edge_across_cell.d2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+grid-columns: 2
+
+1.a -> 2.b