diff --git a/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_imaging_confocal/test_kymo_plotting.py b/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_imaging_confocal/test_kymo_plotting.py
index c09be8545..fb71a0c4a 100644
--- a/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_imaging_confocal/test_kymo_plotting.py
+++ b/lumicks/pylake/tests/test_imaging_confocal/test_kymo_plotting.py
@@ -139,3 +139,97 @@ def test_plot_with_lf_force(kymo_h5_file):
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Desired force channel 1x not available in h5 file"):
         kymo.plot_with_force("1x", "red")
 
+
+def test_plotting_with_histograms(test_kymo):
+    import matplotlib as mpl
+
+    mpl.use("macosx")
+    import numpy as np
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+    def get_rectangle_data():
+        widths = [p.get_width() for p in plt.gca().patches]
+        heights = [p.get_height() for p in plt.gca().patches]
+        return widths, heights
+
+    kymo, ref = test_kymo
+    image = ref.image[:, :, 0]
+    n_pos, n_time = image.shape
+
+    pixelsize = ref.metadata.pixelsize_um[0]
+    linetime = ref.timestamps.line_time_seconds
+
+    # position, no binning
+    kymo.plot_with_position_histogram(color_channel="red", pixels_per_bin=1)
+    counts = image.sum(axis=1)
+    w, h = get_rectangle_data()
+
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(h, pixelsize)
+    np.testing.assert_equal(w, counts)
+    plt.close("all")
+
+    # time, no binning
+    kymo.plot_with_time_histogram(color_channel="red", pixels_per_bin=1)
+    w, h = get_rectangle_data()
+    counts = image.sum(axis=0)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(w, linetime)
+    np.testing.assert_equal(h, counts)
+    plt.close("all")
+
+    px_per_bin = 3
+    n_full_bins = n_pos // px_per_bin
+    with pytest.warns(
+        UserWarning,
+        match=(
+            f"{n_pos} pixels is not divisible by {px_per_bin}, final bin only "
+            f"contains {(leftover_pixels := n_pos % px_per_bin)} pixels"
+        ),
+    ):
+        kymo.plot_with_position_histogram(color_channel="red", pixels_per_bin=3)
+        w, h = get_rectangle_data()
+
+        counts_full = (
+            image[: (xx := n_full_bins * px_per_bin)].reshape((n_full_bins, -1)).sum(axis=1)
+        )
+        counts_partial = image[xx:].sum()
+        counts = np.hstack((counts_full, counts_partial))
+
+        bin_widths = np.hstack(
+            ([pixelsize * px_per_bin] * n_full_bins, pixelsize * leftover_pixels)
+        )
+
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(h, bin_widths)
+        np.testing.assert_equal(w, counts)
+        plt.close("all")
+
+    n_full_bins = n_time // px_per_bin
+    with pytest.warns(
+        UserWarning,
+        match=(
+            f"{n_time} pixels is not divisible by {px_per_bin}, final bin only "
+            f"contains {(leftover_pixels := n_time % px_per_bin)} pixels"
+        ),
+    ):
+        kymo.plot_with_time_histogram(color_channel="red", pixels_per_bin=3)
+        w, h = get_rectangle_data()
+
+        counts_full = (
+            image[:, : (xx := n_full_bins * px_per_bin)]
+            .reshape((-1, n_full_bins), order="F")
+            .sum(axis=0)
+        )
+        counts_partial = image[:, xx:].sum()
+        counts = np.hstack((counts_full, counts_partial))
+
+        bin_widths = np.hstack(
+            ([linetime * px_per_bin] * n_full_bins, linetime * leftover_pixels)
+        )
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(w, bin_widths)
+        np.testing.assert_equal(h, counts)
+        plt.close("all")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="bin size is larger than the available pixels"):
+        kymo.plot_with_position_histogram(color_channel="red", pixels_per_bin=6)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="bin size is larger than the available pixels"):
+        kymo.plot_with_time_histogram(color_channel="red", pixels_per_bin=12)