diff --git a/tests/test_plotting.py b/tests/test_plotting.py
index c1b3bfe7..dd94b574 100644
--- a/tests/test_plotting.py
+++ b/tests/test_plotting.py
@@ -103,3 +103,26 @@ def test_reference_particle_plot_vectorized_2d():
 
     # Run the plotting to see if it raises an exception
     segment.plot_overview(incoming=incoming, resolution=0.1, vector_idx=(0, 2))
+
+
+def test_plotting_with_nonleave_tensors():
+    """
+    Test that the plotting routines can handle elements with non-leave tensors.
+    """
+    segment = cheetah.Segment(
+        elements=[
+            cheetah.Drift(length=torch.tensor(1.0, requires_grad=True)),
+            cheetah.BPM(is_active=True),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    incoming = cheetah.ParticleBeam.from_astra(
+        "tests/resources/ACHIP_EA1_2021.1351.001"
+    )
+
+    # Prepopulate the segment
+    segment.track(incoming)
+
+    # Test that plotting does not raise an exception
+    segment.plot_overview(incoming=incoming)
+    segment.plot_twiss(incoming=incoming)