diff --git a/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_cast.py b/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_cast.py
index 5a190e890ec54..c6df4b5a6d17f 100644
--- a/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_cast.py
+++ b/py-polars/tests/unit/operations/test_cast.py
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ def test_strict_cast_string_and_binary(
         (pl.Time),
         (pl.Duration),
         (pl.String),
+        (pl.Categorical),
         (pl.Enum(["1"])),
     ],
 )