diff --git a/impl/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/graph/FilteredProjectDependencyGraphTest.java b/impl/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/graph/FilteredProjectDependencyGraphTest.java
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+/*
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+package org.apache.maven.graph;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.maven.execution.ProjectDependencyGraph;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class FilteredProjectDependencyGraphTest {
+
+    @Mock
+    private ProjectDependencyGraph projectDependencyGraph;
+
+    private final MavenProject aProject = createProject("A");
+
+    private final MavenProject bProject = createProject("B");
+
+    private final MavenProject cProject = createProject("C");
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+    void downstreamProjectsShouldBeCached(boolean transitive) {
+        FilteredProjectDependencyGraph graph =
+                new FilteredProjectDependencyGraph(projectDependencyGraph, List.of(aProject));
+
+        when(projectDependencyGraph.getDownstreamProjects(bProject, transitive)).thenReturn(List.of(cProject));
+
+        graph.getDownstreamProjects(bProject, transitive);
+        graph.getDownstreamProjects(bProject, transitive);
+
+        verify(projectDependencyGraph).getDownstreamProjects(bProject, transitive);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(booleans = {true, false})
+    void upstreamProjectsShouldBeCached(boolean transitive) {
+        FilteredProjectDependencyGraph graph =
+                new FilteredProjectDependencyGraph(projectDependencyGraph, List.of(aProject));
+
+        when(projectDependencyGraph.getUpstreamProjects(bProject, transitive)).thenReturn(List.of(cProject));
+
+        graph.getUpstreamProjects(bProject, transitive);
+        graph.getUpstreamProjects(bProject, transitive);
+
+        verify(projectDependencyGraph).getUpstreamProjects(bProject, transitive);
+    }
+
+    private static MavenProject createProject(String id) {
+        MavenProject result = new MavenProject();
+        result.setGroupId("org.apache");
+        result.setArtifactId(id);
+        result.setVersion("1.2");
+        return result;
+    }
+}