diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/dashboards/published-status/dashboard-published-status.test.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/dashboards/published-status/dashboard-published-status.test.ts
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+import { expect, fixture, html } from '@open-wc/testing';
+
+import { UmbDashboardPublishedStatusElement } from './dashboard-published-status.element';
+
+describe('UmbDashboardPublishedStatus', () => {
+	let element: UmbDashboardPublishedStatusElement;
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		element = await fixture(html`<umb-dashboard-published-status></umb-dashboard-published-status>`);
+	});
+
+	it('is defined with its own instance', () => {
+		expect(element).to.be.instanceOf(UmbDashboardPublishedStatusElement);
+	});
+});