diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_form_load.py b/frappe/tests/test_form_load.py
index c962b192b3..b382fa7381 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_form_load.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_form_load.py
@@ -42,11 +42,27 @@ class TestFormLoad(unittest.TestCase):
 
 		blog_post_property_setter = make_property_setter('Blog Post', 'published', 'permlevel', 1, 'Int')
 		reset('Blog Post')
+
+		# test field level permission before role level permissions are defined
+		frappe.set_user(user.name)
+		blog_doc = get_blog(blog.name)
+
+		self.assertEqual(blog_doc.published, None)
+
+		# this will be ignored because user does not
+		# have write access on `published` field (or on permlevel 1 fields)
+		blog_doc.published = 1
+		blog_doc.save()
+
+		# since published field has higher permlevel
+		self.assertEqual(blog_doc.published, 0)
+
+		# test field level permission after role level permissions are defined
+		frappe.set_user('Administrator')
 		add('Blog Post', 'Website Manager', 1)
 		update('Blog Post', 'Website Manager', 1, 'write', 1)
 
 		frappe.set_user(user.name)
-
 		blog_doc = get_blog(blog.name)
 
 		self.assertEqual(blog_doc.name, blog.name)