diff --git a/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go b/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go
index 85a135ca2a..a96f121e69 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/notify/notify_test.go
@@ -235,3 +235,33 @@ func TestMaybePrintUpdateText(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDownloadURL(t *testing.T) {
+	const urlBase = "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/"
+	type args struct {
+		ver  string
+		os   string
+		arch string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"linux-amd64", args{"foo", "linux", "amd64"}, urlBase + "foo/minikube-linux-amd64"},
+		{"linux-arm64", args{"foo", "linux", "arm64"}, urlBase + "foo/minikube-linux-arm64"},
+		{"darwin-amd64", args{"foo", "darwin", "amd64"}, urlBase + "foo/minikube-darwin-amd64"},
+		{"darwin-arm64", args{"foo", "darwin", "arm64"}, urlBase + "foo/minikube-darwin-arm64"},
+		{"windows", args{"foo", "windows", "amd64"}, urlBase + "foo/minikube-windows-amd64.exe"},
+		{"linux-unset", args{"foo-unset", "linux", "amd64"}, "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases"},
+		{"linux-unset", args{"foo-unset", "windows", "arm64"}, "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases"},
+		{"windows-zzz", args{"bar", "windows", "zzz"}, urlBase + "bar/minikube-windows-zzz.exe"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := DownloadURL(tt.args.ver, tt.args.os, tt.args.arch); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("DownloadURL() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}