diff --git a/test/run_tests.sh b/test/run_tests.sh
index 543bc5f8403..a3a8c74cedd 100755
--- a/test/run_tests.sh
+++ b/test/run_tests.sh
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ function run_xla_op_tests2 {
   run_test "$CDIR/pjrt/test_dtypes.py"
   run_test "$CDIR/test_while_loop.py"
   run_test "$CDIR/scan/test_scan.py"
+  run_test "$CDIR/scan/test_scan_spmd.py"
   run_test "$CDIR/scan/test_scan_layers.py"
   run_test "$CDIR/test_autocast.py"
   run_test "$CDIR/eager/test_eager.py"
diff --git a/test/scan/test_scan_spmd.py b/test/scan/test_scan_spmd.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cde7fb7bb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scan/test_scan_spmd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+import torch
+import torch_xla
+from torch_xla.experimental.scan import scan
+from torch_xla.distributed.spmd import mark_sharding, set_global_mesh, get_1d_mesh
+import torch_xla.runtime as xr
+
+
+class ScanSpmdTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def setUp(self):
+    # Activate SPMD
+    xr.use_spmd()
+
+    # Set up a simple SPMD mesh for these tests.
+    self.spmd_mesh = get_1d_mesh(axis_name="model")
+    set_global_mesh(self.spmd_mesh)
+    self.device = torch_xla.device()
+
+  @unittest.skipUnless(xr.global_runtime_device_count() >= 4,
+                       "Multiple devices required")
+  def test_scan_cumsum(self):
+    """This test uses `scan` to implement `torch.cumsum`."""
+
+    def fn(carry, x):
+      new_carry = carry + x
+      y = new_carry
+      return new_carry, y
+
+    init = torch.zeros(1024, requires_grad=True, device=self.device)
+    mark_sharding(init, self.spmd_mesh, ('model',))
+    xs = torch.randn([8, 1024], requires_grad=True, device=self.device)
+    mark_sharding(xs, self.spmd_mesh, (None, 'model'))
+    final_carry, ys = scan(fn, init, xs)
+    torch_xla.sync()
+
+    # Check the input and output sharding. Note that we do this after
+    # `torch_xla.sync()` to ensure the output tensors are materialized and
+    # have taken on sharding annotations propagated by the compiler.
+    for tensor in [init, xs, final_carry, ys]:
+      self.assertIn('ShardingSpec: {devices=[',
+                    torch_xla._XLAC._get_xla_tensor_debug_info(tensor))
+      self.assertIn('OpSharding: {devices=[',
+                    torch_xla._XLAC._get_xla_tensor_debug_info(tensor))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  test = unittest.main()
+  sys.exit(0 if test.result.wasSuccessful() else 1)
diff --git a/test/tpu/run_tests.sh b/test/tpu/run_tests.sh
index 6ad06b07740..fb5cdd51c8e 100755
--- a/test/tpu/run_tests.sh
+++ b/test/tpu/run_tests.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ python3 test/pjrt/test_dtypes.py
 python3 test/pjrt/test_dynamic_plugin_tpu.py
 python3 test/test_while_loop.py
 python3 test/scan/test_scan.py
+python3 test/scan/test_scan_spmd.py
 python3 test/scan/test_scan_layers.py
 python3 test/test_pallas.py -v
 python3 test/test_pallas_spmd.py