diff --git a/tests/modules/xresources/empty.nix b/tests/modules/xresources/empty.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dd80176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/xresources/empty.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  config = {
+    xresources.properties = { };
+
+    nmt.script = ''
+      assertPathNotExists home-files/.Xresources
+    '';
+  };
+}