diff --git a/tests/test_bdist_wheel.py b/tests/test_bdist_wheel.py
index 4815f4fb..bb1457a8 100644
--- a/tests/test_bdist_wheel.py
+++ b/tests/test_bdist_wheel.py
@@ -442,3 +442,10 @@ def _fake_import(name: str, *args, **kwargs):
     from wheel import _bdist_wheel
 
     assert _bdist_wheel
+
+
+def test_deprecated_import() -> None:
+    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
+        from wheel import bdist_wheel
+
+    assert issubclass(bdist_wheel.bdist_wheel, setuptools.Command)