diff --git a/lib/tests/modules.sh b/lib/tests/modules.sh
index 4690e380ce3c..a2590661d000 100755
--- a/lib/tests/modules.sh
+++ b/lib/tests/modules.sh
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ checkConfigOutput "true" config.submodule.outer ./declare-submoduleWith-modules.
 ## Paths should be allowed as values and work as expected
 checkConfigOutput "true" config.submodule.enable ./declare-submoduleWith-path.nix
 
+# Check that disabledModules works recursively and correctly
+checkConfigOutput "true" config.enable ./disable-recursive/main.nix
+checkConfigOutput "true" config.enable ./disable-recursive/{main.nix,disable-foo.nix}
+checkConfigOutput "true" config.enable ./disable-recursive/{main.nix,disable-bar.nix}
+checkConfigError 'The option .* defined in .* does not exist' config.enable ./disable-recursive/{main.nix,disable-foo.nix,disable-bar.nix}
+
 cat <<EOF
 ====== module tests ======
 $pass Pass
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/bar.nix b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/bar.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d9240a432df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/bar.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  imports = [
+    ../declare-enable.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/disable-bar.nix b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/disable-bar.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..987b2802ae8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/disable-bar.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+
+  disabledModules = [
+    ./bar.nix
+  ];
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/disable-foo.nix b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/disable-foo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b68a3c46105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/disable-foo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+
+  disabledModules = [
+    ./foo.nix
+  ];
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/foo.nix b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/foo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d9240a432df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/foo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  imports = [
+    ../declare-enable.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/main.nix b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/main.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48a3c6218cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/disable-recursive/main.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./foo.nix
+    ./bar.nix
+  ];
+
+  enable = true;
+}