diff --git a/tests/table/test_upsert.py b/tests/table/test_upsert.py
index 08f90c6600..9328f48572 100644
--- a/tests/table/test_upsert.py
+++ b/tests/table/test_upsert.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+import datetime
 from pathlib import PosixPath
 
 import pyarrow as pa
@@ -26,11 +27,13 @@
 from pyiceberg.expressions import AlwaysTrue, And, EqualTo, Reference
 from pyiceberg.expressions.literals import LongLiteral
 from pyiceberg.io.pyarrow import schema_to_pyarrow
+from pyiceberg.partitioning import PartitionField, PartitionSpec
 from pyiceberg.schema import Schema
 from pyiceberg.table import Table, UpsertResult
 from pyiceberg.table.snapshots import Operation
 from pyiceberg.table.upsert_util import create_match_filter
-from pyiceberg.types import IntegerType, NestedField, StringType, StructType
+from pyiceberg.transforms import IdentityTransform
+from pyiceberg.types import DateType, IntegerType, NestedField, StringType, StructType
 from tests.catalog.test_base import InMemoryCatalog
 
 
@@ -714,6 +717,48 @@ def test_upsert_with_nulls(catalog: Catalog) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def test_upsert_updates_existing_row_when_non_join_partition_value_changes(catalog: Catalog) -> None:
+    identifier = "default.test_upsert_non_join_partition_value_change"
+    _drop_table(catalog, identifier)
+
+    schema = Schema(
+        NestedField(1, "order_id", IntegerType(), required=True),
+        NestedField(2, "order_date", DateType(), required=True),
+        NestedField(3, "order_type", StringType(), required=True),
+    )
+    spec = PartitionSpec(PartitionField(source_id=2, field_id=1000, transform=IdentityTransform(), name="order_date"))
+    table = catalog.create_table(identifier, schema=schema, partition_spec=spec)
+
+    arrow_schema = pa.schema(
+        [
+            pa.field("order_id", pa.int32(), nullable=False),
+            pa.field("order_date", pa.date32(), nullable=False),
+            pa.field("order_type", pa.string(), nullable=False),
+        ]
+    )
+    table.append(
+        pa.Table.from_pylist(
+            [{"order_id": 1, "order_date": datetime.date(2026, 1, 1), "order_type": "A"}],
+            schema=arrow_schema,
+        )
+    )
+
+    result = table.upsert(
+        pa.Table.from_pylist(
+            [{"order_id": 1, "order_date": datetime.date(2026, 1, 2), "order_type": "B"}],
+            schema=arrow_schema,
+        ),
+        join_cols=["order_id"],
+    )
+
+    assert result.rows_updated == 1
+    assert result.rows_inserted == 0
+    assert table.scan().to_arrow() == pa.Table.from_pylist(
+        [{"order_id": 1, "order_date": datetime.date(2026, 1, 2), "order_type": "B"}],
+        schema=arrow_schema,
+    )
+
+
 def test_transaction(catalog: Catalog) -> None:
     """Test the upsert within a Transaction. Make sure that if something fails the entire Transaction is
     rolled back."""