diff --git a/dashboard/modules/job/tests/test_job_manager.py b/dashboard/modules/job/tests/test_job_manager.py
index 952caa96c26c..df3cf76ebedf 100644
--- a/dashboard/modules/job/tests/test_job_manager.py
+++ b/dashboard/modules/job/tests/test_job_manager.py
@@ -231,6 +231,32 @@ async def _run_hanging_command(job_manager, tmp_dir, start_signal_actor=None):
     return pid_file, tmp_file, job_id
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_monitor_job_pending(job_manager):
+    """Test that monitor_job does not error when the job is PENDING."""
+
+    # Create a signal actor to keep the job pending.
+    start_signal_actor = SignalActor.remote()
+
+    # Submit a job.
+    job_id = await job_manager.submit_job(
+        entrypoint="echo 'hello world'",
+        _start_signal_actor=start_signal_actor,
+    )
+
+    # Trigger _recover_running_jobs while the job is still pending. This
+    # will pick up the new pending job.
+    await job_manager._recover_running_jobs()
+
+    # Trigger the job to start.
+    ray.get(start_signal_actor.send.remote())
+
+    # Wait for the job to finish.
+    await async_wait_for_condition_async_predicate(
+        check_job_succeeded, job_manager=job_manager, job_id=job_id
+    )
+
+
 async def check_job_succeeded(job_manager, job_id):
     data = await job_manager.get_job_info(job_id)
     status = data.status