diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/data/false_positive/false-positive-gpl3.txt b/tests/licensedcode/data/false_positive/false-positive-gpl3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a0b6d7aaeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/licensedcode/data/false_positive/false-positive-gpl3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+S5PC100_GPL3(0)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/licensedcode/test_detect.py b/tests/licensedcode/test_detect.py
index a99b7d61195..d61e034ec7b 100644
--- a/tests/licensedcode/test_detect.py
+++ b/tests/licensedcode/test_detect.py
@@ -1311,3 +1311,16 @@ def test_detection_return_correct_mit_not_apache_using_full_index(self):
         matches = idx.match(location=query_location)
         results = [m.rule.license_expression for m in matches]
         assert results == expected
+
+    def test_detection_returns_correct_no_gpl3_false_positive(self):
+
+        idx = cache.get_index()
+        expected = []  
+
+        query_location = self.get_test_loc('false_positive/false-positive-gpl3.txt')
+        matches = idx.match(location=query_location)
+
+        results = [m.rule.license_expression for m in matches]
+
+        assert results == expected
+