diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket.t
index 7734f6de67..cc1798ef19 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket.t
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 use Modern::Perl;
 
-use Test::More tests => 7;
+use Test::More tests => 8;
 use t::lib::TestBuilder;
 use t::lib::Mocks;
 
@@ -51,6 +51,27 @@ subtest 'reporter() tests' => sub {
     $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
 };
 
+subtest 'assignee() tests' => sub {
+
+    plan tests => 2;
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+    my $patron = $builder->build_object( { class => 'Koha::Patrons' } );
+    my $ticket = $builder->build_object(
+        {
+            class => 'Koha::Tickets',
+            value => { assignee_id => $patron->id }
+        }
+    );
+
+    my $assignee = $ticket->assignee;
+    is( ref($assignee), 'Koha::Patron', 'Koha::Ticket->assignee returns a Koha::Patron object' );
+    is( $assignee->id,  $patron->id,    'Koha::Ticket->assignee returns the right Koha::Patron' );
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+};
+
 subtest 'resolver() tests' => sub {
 
     plan tests => 2;
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket/Update.t b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket/Update.t
index ebd1b4997d..ec33fa89fc 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket/Update.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/Koha/Ticket/Update.t
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 use Modern::Perl;
 
-use Test::More tests => 3;
+use Test::More tests => 4;
 use t::lib::TestBuilder;
 
 use Koha::Database;
@@ -73,6 +73,27 @@ subtest 'user() tests' => sub {
     $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
 };
 
+subtest 'assignee() tests' => sub {
+
+    plan tests => 2;
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+    my $assignee = $builder->build_object( { class => 'Koha::Patrons' } );
+    my $update   = $builder->build_object(
+        {
+            class => 'Koha::Ticket::Updates',
+            value => { assignee_id => $assignee->id }
+        }
+    );
+
+    my $linked_assignee = $update->assignee;
+    is( ref($linked_assignee), 'Koha::Patron', 'Koha::Ticket::Update->assignee returns a Koha::Patron object' );
+    is( $linked_assignee->id,  $assignee->id,  'Koha::Ticket::Update->assignee returns the right Koha::Patron' );
+
+    $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+};
+
 subtest 'strings_map() tests' => sub {
     plan tests => 16;