diff --git a/tests/installation/test_executor.py b/tests/installation/test_executor.py
index c892b92ee3e..2aaf1cedf55 100644
--- a/tests/installation/test_executor.py
+++ b/tests/installation/test_executor.py
@@ -327,3 +327,60 @@ def test_executor_should_check_every_possible_hash_types_before_failing(
             Install(package),
             Link("https://example.com/demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl"),
         )
+
+
+def test_executor_should_hash_links(config, io, pool, mocker, fixture_dir, tmp_dir):
+    # Produce a file:/// URI that is a valid link
+    link = Link(
+        fixture_dir("distributions")
+        .joinpath("demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl")
+        .as_uri()
+    )
+    mocker.patch.object(
+        Chef,
+        "get_cached_archive_for_link",
+        side_effect=lambda _: link,
+    )
+
+    env = MockEnv(path=Path(tmp_dir))
+    executor = Executor(env, pool, config, io)
+
+    package = Package("demo", "0.1.0")
+    package.files = [
+        {
+            "file": "demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+            "hash": "md5:15507846fd4299596661d0197bfb4f90",
+        }
+    ]
+
+    archive = executor._download_link(
+        Install(package), Link("https://example.com/demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl")
+    )
+
+    assert archive == link
+
+
+def test_executor_should_hash_paths(config, io, pool, mocker, fixture_dir, tmp_dir):
+    link = fixture_dir("distributions").joinpath("demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl")
+    mocker.patch.object(
+        Chef,
+        "get_cached_archive_for_link",
+        side_effect=lambda _: link,
+    )
+
+    env = MockEnv(path=Path(tmp_dir))
+    executor = Executor(env, pool, config, io)
+
+    package = Package("demo", "0.1.0")
+    package.files = [
+        {
+            "file": "demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl",
+            "hash": "md5:15507846fd4299596661d0197bfb4f90",
+        }
+    ]
+
+    archive = executor._download_link(
+        Install(package), Link("https://example.com/demo-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl")
+    )
+
+    assert archive == link