diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/providers/DefaultLocationStore.test.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/providers/DefaultLocationStore.test.ts
index e4c65f8bc7..c52c122369 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/providers/DefaultLocationStore.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/providers/DefaultLocationStore.test.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,27 @@ describe('DefaultLocationStore', () => {
         );
       },
     );
+
+    it.each(databases.eachSupportedId())(
+      'persists the correct location_entity_ref when creating a location, %p',
+      async databaseId => {
+        const { store, knex } = await createLocationStore(databaseId);
+        const created = await store.createLocation({
+          type: 'url',
+          target:
+            'https://github.com/backstage/demo/blob/master/catalog-info.yml',
+        });
+
+        const [row] = await knex<DbLocationsRow>('locations').where(
+          'id',
+          created.id,
+        );
+        // Hardcoded expected value: sha1('url:<target>') lowercased via stringifyEntityRef
+        expect(row.location_entity_ref).toBe(
+          'location:default/generated-fa35d9c166e43ab7f4a7c59a00e88e4e8b5aba34',
+        );
+      },
+    );
   });
 
   describe('deleteLocation', () => {