diff --git a/test/e2e/fetch.browser.test.js b/test/e2e/fetch.browser.test.js
index 29079e783f..8c1baa0a4e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/fetch.browser.test.js
+++ b/test/e2e/fetch.browser.test.js
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ describe('basic browser', () => {
     expect(await page.$text('pre')).toContain('pi0')
   })
 
+  test('/old-fetch', async () => {
+    await page.nuxt.navigate('/old-fetch')
+    const storeState = await page.nuxt.storeState()
+    expect(storeState).toMatchObject({ oldFetchData: 'old-fetch' })
+  })
+
   test('/fetch-error', async () => {
     await page.nuxt.navigate('/fetch-error')
     expect(await page.$text('p')).toContain('Fetching...')
diff --git a/test/fixtures/fetch/pages/old-fetch.vue b/test/fixtures/fetch/pages/old-fetch.vue
index 069b9f207f..24ce412bdf 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/fetch/pages/old-fetch.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/fetch/pages/old-fetch.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
-    Display a warning in the console
+  <div id="old-fetch">
+    oldFetchData: {{ $store.state.oldFetchData }}
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 export default {
-  async fetch (context) {
-    // Should display a warning
+  fetch ({ store, route }) {
+    store.commit('setOldFetchData', route.name)
   },
   data () {
     return {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/fetch/store/index.js b/test/fixtures/fetch/store/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c217753362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/fetch/store/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const state = () => ({
+  oldFetchData: 'not-set'
+})
+
+export const mutations = {
+  setOldFetchData (state, data) {
+    state.oldFetchData = data
+  }
+}