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diff --git a/test/dialect/mysql/test_deprecations.py b/test/dialect/mysql/test_deprecations.py
index 544284a21..b2bd99d82 100644
--- a/test/dialect/mysql/test_deprecations.py
+++ b/test/dialect/mysql/test_deprecations.py
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import table
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql import base as mysql
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql import ENUM
 from sqlalchemy.dialects.mysql import SET
+from sqlalchemy.testing import AssertsCompiledSQL
+from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_deprecated
 from sqlalchemy.testing import expect_deprecated_20
 from sqlalchemy.testing import fixtures
 
 
+class CompileTest(AssertsCompiledSQL, fixtures.TestBase):
+
+    __dialect__ = mysql.dialect()
+
+    def test_distinct_string(self):
+        s = select(["*"]).select_from(table("foo"))
+        s._distinct = "foo"
+
+        with expect_deprecated(
+            "Sending string values for 'distinct' is deprecated in the MySQL "
+            "dialect and will be removed in a future release"
+        ):
+            self.assert_compile(s, "SELECT FOO * FROM foo")
+
+
 class DeprecateQuoting(fixtures.TestBase):
     def test_enum_warning(self):
         ENUM("a", "b")