diff --git a/system-test/datastore.ts b/system-test/datastore.ts
index 74b96e78..22814ced 100644
--- a/system-test/datastore.ts
+++ b/system-test/datastore.ts
@@ -886,6 +886,13 @@ async.each(
           assert.strictEqual(secondEntities!.length, 3);
         });
 
+        it('should query the datastore with snapshot read', async () => {
+          const q = datastore.createQuery('Character').hasAncestor(ancestor);
+          const options = {readTime: timeBeforeDataCreation};
+          const [entities] = await datastore.runQuery(q, options);
+          assert.strictEqual(entities!.length, 0);
+        });
+
         it('should not go over a limit', async () => {
           const limit = 3;
           const q = datastore