diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkBehaviourTests.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkBehaviourTests.cs
index 329b96106..84dd3e6a0 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkBehaviourTests.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Tests/Editor/NetworkBehaviourTests.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@ public void SetSyncVarGameObjectExposed(GameObject newGameObject, ulong dirtyBit
         }
     }
 
+    // we need to inherit from networkbehaviour to test protected functions
+    public class NetworkBehaviourGetSyncVarGameObjectComponent : NetworkBehaviour
+    {
+        //[SyncVar]
+        public GameObject test;
+        // usually generated by weaver
+        public uint testNetId;
+
+        // SetSyncVarGameObject wrapper to expose it
+        public GameObject GetSyncVarGameObjectExposed()
+        {
+            return GetSyncVarGameObject(testNetId, ref test);
+        }
+    }
+
     public class NetworkBehaviourTests
     {
         GameObject gameObject;
@@ -1029,6 +1044,39 @@ public void SetSyncVarGameObjectZeroNetId()
             GameObject.DestroyImmediate(test);
             GameObject.DestroyImmediate(go);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GetSyncVarGameObjectOnServer()
+        {
+            // isServer is only true if we have a server running and netId set
+            Transport.activeTransport = Substitute.For<Transport>();
+            NetworkServer.Listen(1);
+            identity.netId = 42; // otherwise isServer is false
+            Assert.That(identity.isServer, Is.True);
+
+            // add test component
+            NetworkBehaviourGetSyncVarGameObjectComponent comp = gameObject.AddComponent<NetworkBehaviourGetSyncVarGameObjectComponent>();
+            comp.syncInterval = 0; // for isDirty check
+
+            // create a syncable GameObject
+            GameObject go = new GameObject();
+            NetworkIdentity ni = go.AddComponent<NetworkIdentity>();
+            ni.netId = 43;
+
+            // assign it in the component
+            comp.test = go;
+            comp.testNetId = ni.netId;
+
+            // get it on the server. should simply return the field instead of
+            // doing any netId lookup like on the client
+            GameObject result = comp.GetSyncVarGameObjectExposed();
+            Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(go));
+
+            // clean up
+            NetworkServer.Shutdown();
+            Transport.activeTransport = null;
+            GameObject.DestroyImmediate(go);
+        }
     }
 
     // we need to inherit from networkbehaviour to test protected functions