index 660403f723..c186dcf5d6 100644
--- a/jstests/sharding/reshard_collection_basic.js
+++ b/jstests/sharding/reshard_collection_basic.js
@@ -340,6 +340,16 @@ assertReshardCollOk({
 },
                     1);

+assertReshardCollOk({
+        reshardCollection: ns,
+        key: {newKey: 1},
+        unique: false,
+        numInitialChunks: 1,
+        collation: {locale: 'simple'},
+        zones: []
+    },
+                        1);
+
 jsTest.log("Succeed with hashed shard key that provides enough cardinality.");
 assert.commandWorked(
     mongos.adminCommand({shardCollection: ns, key: {a: "hashed"}, numInitialChunks: 5}));