diff --git a/tests/io/test_pyarrow.py b/tests/io/test_pyarrow.py
index 7174c91425..486e6685a8 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_pyarrow.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_pyarrow.py
@@ -1547,3 +1547,4 @@ def check_results(location: str, expected_schema: str, expected_netloc: str, exp
 def test_make_compatible_name() -> None:
     assert make_compatible_name("label/abc") == "label_x2Fabc"
     assert make_compatible_name("label?abc") == "label_x3Fabc"
+    assert make_compatible_name("label:foo") == "label_x3Afoo"