diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs
index eebff9e8..0e091299 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ async fn check_transcripts() -> Result<(), Report> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn equihash_is_valid_for_historical_blocks() -> Result<(), Report> {
+    let block_iter = zebra_test::vectors::BLOCKS.iter();
+
+    for block in block_iter {
+        let block = block
+            .zcash_deserialize_into::<Block>()
+            .expect("block is structurally valid");
+
+        check::equihash_solution_is_valid(&block.header)
+            .expect("the equihash solution from a historical block should be valid");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn subsidy_is_valid_for_historical_blocks() -> Result<(), Report> {
     subsidy_is_valid_for_network(Network::Mainnet)?;