diff --git a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
index 035a5f20a..a17da5640 100644
--- a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
@@ -955,6 +955,14 @@ static bool test_payment_crud(struct lightningd *ld, const tal_t *ctx)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool test_wallet_payment_status_enum(void)
+{
+	CHECK(PAYMENT_PENDING == 0);
+	CHECK(PAYMENT_COMPLETE == 1);
+	CHECK(PAYMENT_FAILED == 2);
+	return true;
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
 	setup_locale();
@@ -979,6 +987,7 @@ int main(void)
 	ok &= test_channel_config_crud(ld, tmpctx);
 	ok &= test_htlc_crud(ld, tmpctx);
 	ok &= test_payment_crud(ld, tmpctx);
+	ok &= test_wallet_payment_status_enum();
 
 	/* Do not clean up in the case of an error, we might want to debug the
 	 * database. */
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.h b/wallet/wallet.h
index 0e556ba06..fda903e3e 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ struct wallet_shachain {
  * get the preimage matching the rhash, or to
  * `PAYMENT_FAILED`. */
 /* /!\ This is a DB ENUM, please do not change the numbering of any
- * already defined elements (adding is ok) /!\ */
+ * already defined elements (adding is ok but you should append the
+ * test case test_wallet_payment_status_enum() ) /!\ */
 enum wallet_payment_status {
 	PAYMENT_PENDING = 0,
 	PAYMENT_COMPLETE = 1,