diff --git a/plugin/traffic/traffic_test.go b/plugin/traffic/traffic_test.go
index 75e8c1e53..aa98e452c 100644
--- a/plugin/traffic/traffic_test.go
+++ b/plugin/traffic/traffic_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,63 @@ func TestTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTrafficLocality(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := xds.New("127.0.0.1:0", "test-id", grpc.WithInsecure())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tr := &Traffic{c: c, origins: []string{"lb.example.org."}}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		cla     *xdspb.ClusterLoadAssignment
+		cluster string
+		loc     xds.Locality // where we run
+		qtype   uint16
+		rcode   int
+		answer  int // number of records in answer section
+	}{
+		{
+			cla: &xdspb.ClusterLoadAssignment{
+				ClusterName: "web",
+				Endpoints: append(endpointsWithLocality([]EndpointHealth{
+					{"127.0.0.1", 18008, corepb.HealthStatus_HEALTHY},
+					{"127.0.0.2", 18008, corepb.HealthStatus_HEALTHY}},
+					xds.Locality{Region: "us"}),
+					endpointsWithLocality([]EndpointHealth{
+						{"127.0.1.1", 18008, corepb.HealthStatus_HEALTHY},
+						{"127.0.1.2", 18008, corepb.HealthStatus_HEALTHY}},
+						xds.Locality{Region: "eu"})...),
+			},
+			cluster: "web", qtype: dns.TypeA, rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess, answer: 2,
+			loc: xds.Locality{Region: "eu"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+
+	for i, tc := range tests {
+		a := xds.NewAssignment()
+		a.SetClusterLoadAssignment("web", tc.cla) // web is our cluster
+		c.SetAssignments(a)
+
+		m := new(dns.Msg)
+		cl := dnsutil.Join(tc.cluster, tr.origins[0])
+		m.SetQuestion(cl, tc.qtype)
+
+		rec := dnstest.NewRecorder(&test.ResponseWriter{})
+		_, err := tr.ServeDNS(ctx, rec, m)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected no error, but got %q", i, err)
+		}
+		if rec.Msg.Rcode != tc.rcode {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Expected no rcode %d, but got %d", i, tc.rcode, rec.Msg.Rcode)
+		}
+		if tc.answer != len(rec.Msg.Answer) {
+			t.Fatalf("Test %d: Expected %d answers, but got %d", i, tc.answer, len(rec.Msg.Answer))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTrafficSRV(t *testing.T) {
 	c, err := xds.New("127.0.0.1:0", "test-id", grpc.WithInsecure())
 	if err != nil {