diff --git a/tests/events/evtlooptest.cpp b/tests/events/evtlooptest.cpp
index a803cca4ae..585a16d4ae 100644
--- a/tests/events/evtlooptest.cpp
+++ b/tests/events/evtlooptest.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@
 #include "testprec.h"
 
 
+#include "wx/app.h"
+#include "wx/apptrait.h"
+#include "wx/evtloop.h"
 #include "wx/timer.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // constants
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,6 +54,28 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION( EvtloopTestCase );
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION( EvtloopTestCase, "EvtloopTestCase" );
 
 
+// Check that the application traits create an event loop of the appropriate
+// kind: this notably would not be the case for console applications using a
+// monolithic build of the library before the fix for #24909.
+#if wxUSE_GUI || wxUSE_CONSOLE_EVENTLOOP
+
+TEST_CASE("EventLoop::CreateFromTraits", "[evtloop]")
+{
+    wxAppTraits* const traits = wxTheApp->GetTraits();
+    REQUIRE( traits );
+
+    std::unique_ptr<wxEventLoopBase> loop(traits->CreateEventLoop());
+    REQUIRE( loop );
+
+#if wxUSE_GUI
+    CHECK( dynamic_cast<wxGUIEventLoop*>(loop.get()) );
+#else // console application
+    CHECK( dynamic_cast<wxConsoleEventLoop*>(loop.get()) );
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif // wxUSE_GUI || wxUSE_CONSOLE_EVENTLOOP
+
 // Helper class to schedule exit of the given event loop after the specified
 // delay.
 class ScheduleLoopExitTimer : public wxTimer