diff --git a/tests/tools/test_icon_review.py b/tests/tools/test_icon_review.py
index b6e93d40b3..b3d27d9b57 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_icon_review.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_icon_review.py
@@ -296,6 +296,21 @@ class IconReviewTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertIn('box', get('/api/review')['final'])
             self.assertNotEqual(old_hash, json.loads((design / 'review.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))['final']['box'])
 
+    def test_a_same_size_edit_with_the_same_timestamp_still_changes_the_revision(self):
+        # CI VMs can stamp two quick same-size writes with one modification time; the stale page
+        # must still be refused (it once accepted changed art there).
+        with review_fixture() as (root, design, get, post):
+            box = design / 'svg/model/box.svg'
+            box.write_text(SVG.replace('r="20"', 'r="18"'), encoding='utf-8')
+            stamp = box.stat().st_mtime_ns
+            changed = get('/api/review')
+            box.write_text(SVG.replace('r="20"', 'r="17"'), encoding='utf-8')
+            os.utime(box, ns=(stamp, stamp))
+            self.assertNotEqual(changed['rev'], get('/api/review')['rev'])
+            with self.assertRaises(urllib.error.HTTPError) as error:
+                post(changed, final=['box'])
+            self.assertEqual(error.exception.code, 400)
+
     def test_missing_art_is_visible_but_cannot_be_accepted(self):
         with review_fixture() as (root, design, get, post):
             commands = root / 'crates/engine/src/cmd'