diff --git a/internal/pversion/version_test.go b/internal/pversion/version_test.go
index 46ebea4ec..8e4161fb3 100644
--- a/internal/pversion/version_test.go
+++ b/internal/pversion/version_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	apimachineryversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
+	utilversion "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/version"
 )
 
 func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
@@ -132,3 +133,10 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestThatPVersionIsCompatibleWithEffectiveVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	version := Get().String()
+	effectiveVersion := utilversion.NewEffectiveVersion(version)
+	require.NotNil(t, effectiveVersion)
+	require.Equal(t, version, "v"+effectiveVersion.BinaryVersion().String())
+}