diff --git a/tests/sample_assemblies.py b/tests/sample_assemblies.py
index 0c06115..7c69b61 100644
--- a/tests/sample_assemblies.py
+++ b/tests/sample_assemblies.py
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 import cadquery as cq
 
 
+def generate_nested_boxes():
+    """
+    Generates a simple assembly of two cubes where one is nested inside the other.
+    """
+
+    # Cube that is nested completely inside the other one
+    inside_cube = cq.Workplane().box(5, 5, 5)
+
+    # Use the inside cube to make a void inside the outside cube
+    outside_cube = cq.Workplane().box(10, 10, 10)
+    outside_cube = outside_cube.cut(inside_cube)
+
+    # Create the assembly
+    assy = cq.Assembly()
+    assy.add(
+        outside_cube,
+        name="outside_cube",
+        loc=cq.Location(cq.Vector(0, 0, 0)),
+        color=cq.Color("blue"),
+    )
+    assy.add(
+        inside_cube,
+        name="inside_cube",
+        loc=cq.Location(cq.Vector(0, 0, 0)),
+        color=cq.Color("red"),
+    )
+
+    return assy
+
+
 def generate_simple_nested_boxes():
     """
     Generates the simplest assembly case where two boxes are nested inside each other.
diff --git a/tests/smoke_test.py b/tests/smoke_test.py
index eb36f75..51426bb 100644
--- a/tests/smoke_test.py
+++ b/tests/smoke_test.py
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
 import assembly_mesh_plugin.plugin
 from tests.sample_assemblies import (
+    generate_nested_boxes,
     generate_simple_nested_boxes,
     generate_test_cross_section,
     generate_assembly,
 )
 
 
+def test_nested_cubes():
+    """
+    Tests to make sure that the nested cubes do not cause the correct number of surfaces
+    in the mesh.
+    """
+
+    # Create the basic assembly
+    assy = generate_nested_boxes()
+
+    # Convert the assembly to a GMSH mesh
+    gmsh = assy.getTaggedGmsh()
+
+    # Make sure we have the correct number of surfaces
+    surfaces = gmsh.model.getEntities(2)
+    assert len(surfaces) == 18
+
+
 def test_basic_assembly():
     """
     Tests to make sure that the most basic assembly works correctly with tagging.