diff --git a/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cpp b/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cpp
index 0e31bcaad33723829317a02d183ba9f40bb20f76..109155a69a7829b9300665bd5523ec7eaf1c3558 100644
--- a/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ TEST(ball_and_stick, neuron_ref) {
     validate_ball_and_stick<lowered_cell>();
 }
 
+TEST(ball_and_taper, neuron_ref) {
+    validate_ball_and_taper<lowered_cell>();
+}
+
 TEST(ball_and_3stick, neuron_ref) {
     validate_ball_and_3stick<lowered_cell>();
 }
diff --git a/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cu b/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cu
index b753b6b5d744c822aef7e65fc41e88b7dbeeeafb..52d1bf0dc84925e858c775002e210d3c630fc1d3 100644
--- a/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cu
+++ b/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.cu
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ TEST(ball_and_stick, neuron_ref) {
     validate_ball_and_stick<lowered_cell>();
 }
 
+TEST(ball_and_taper, neuron_ref) {
+    validate_ball_and_taper<lowered_cell>();
+}
+
 TEST(ball_and_3stick, neuron_ref) {
     validate_ball_and_3stick<lowered_cell>();
 }
diff --git a/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.hpp b/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.hpp
index bed16d4d59663d7d3bcd8bf069358a386a53b2bd..0a438f9df90e25ca8ce2ebc68895adae82cff299 100644
--- a/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.hpp
+++ b/tests/validation/validate_ball_and_stick.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ void run_ncomp_convergence_test(
     runner.assert_all_convergence();
 }
 
-
 template <typename LoweredCell>
 void validate_ball_and_stick() {
     using namespace nest::mc;
@@ -81,6 +80,27 @@ void validate_ball_and_stick() {
         samplers);
 }
 
+template <typename LoweredCell>
+void validate_ball_and_taper() {
+    using namespace nest::mc;
+
+    cell c = make_cell_ball_and_taper();
+    add_common_voltage_probes(c);
+
+    float sample_dt = 0.025f;
+    sampler_info samplers[] = {
+        {"soma.mid", {0u, 0u}, simple_sampler(sample_dt)},
+        {"taper.mid", {0u, 1u}, simple_sampler(sample_dt)},
+        {"taper.end", {0u, 2u}, simple_sampler(sample_dt)}
+    };
+
+    run_ncomp_convergence_test<LoweredCell>(
+        "ball_and_taper",
+        "neuron_ball_and_taper.json",
+        c,
+        samplers);
+}
+
 template <typename LoweredCell>
 void validate_ball_and_3stick() {
     using namespace nest::mc;