diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/List-Get-CMP0007-Warn.cmake b/Tests/CMakeTests/List-Get-CMP0007-Warn.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a9264fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/List-Get-CMP0007-Warn.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+set(thelist "" NEW OLD)
+
+list(GET thelist 1 thevalue)
+if (NOT thevalue STREQUAL "OLD")
+    message(SEND_ERROR "returned element '${thevalue}', but expected 'OLD'")
+endif()
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in b/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in
index 53559eb55..f0ed70f02 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in
+++ b/Tests/CMakeTests/ListTest.cmake.in
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ foreach(cmd Remove_Item Reverse Remove_Duplicates Sort Remove_At)
   set(${cmd}-Nonexistent-List-STDERR ".*CMake Error at (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?List-${cmd}-Nonexistent-List.cmake:2 \\(list\\):.*sub-command ${Cmd} requires list to be present.*")
 endforeach()
 
+set(Get-CMP0007-Warn-RESULT 0)
+set(Get-CMP0007-Warn-STDERR ".*CMake Warning \\(dev\\) at (@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/)?List-Get-CMP0007-Warn.cmake:3 \\(list\\):.*Policy CMP0007 is not set:.*")
+
 check_cmake_test(List
   No-Arguments
   Length-Too-Many-Arguments
@@ -170,4 +173,15 @@ check_cmake_test(List
   Sort-Nonexistent-List
   Remove_At-Nonexistent-List
   Remove_At-Invalid-Index
+  Get-CMP0007-Warn
 )
+
+set(thelist "" NEW OLD)
+
+foreach (_pol ${thelist})
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0007 ${_pol})
+    list(GET thelist 1 thevalue)
+    if (NOT thevalue STREQUAL _pol)
+        message(SEND_ERROR "returned element '${thevalue}', but expected '${_pol}'")
+    endif()
+endforeach (_pol)