diff --git a/tests/hello/hello_update_test.py b/tests/hello/hello_update_test.py
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+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+from temporalio.client import Client, WorkflowExecutionStatus
+from temporalio.testing import WorkflowEnvironment
+from temporalio.worker import Worker
+
+from hello.hello_update import GreetingWorkflow
+
+
+async def test_update_workflow(client: Client, env: WorkflowEnvironment):
+    if env.supports_time_skipping:
+        pytest.skip(
+            "Time-skipping test server currently has issue with update: https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-java/issues/1903"
+        )
+    task_queue_name = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    async with Worker(client, task_queue=task_queue_name, workflows=[GreetingWorkflow]):
+        handle = await client.start_workflow(
+            GreetingWorkflow.run, id=str(uuid.uuid4()), task_queue=task_queue_name
+        )
+
+        assert WorkflowExecutionStatus.RUNNING == (await handle.describe()).status
+
+        update_result = await handle.execute_update(
+            GreetingWorkflow.update_workflow_status
+        )
+        assert "Workflow status updated" == update_result
+        assert "Hello, World!" == (await handle.result())
+        assert WorkflowExecutionStatus.COMPLETED == (await handle.describe()).status