diff --git a/test/interaction_events.test.js b/test/interaction_events.test.js
index 5752b14ab..fc0ec055f 100644
--- a/test/interaction_events.test.js
+++ b/test/interaction_events.test.js
@@ -983,6 +983,66 @@ test('ensure user interactions fire right events', async (t) => {
   });
 });
 
+test('Ensure API is silent by default', async () => {
+  const container = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  const map = createMap({ container });
+  const fireSpy = spy(map, 'fire');
+  const Draw = new MapboxDraw();
+
+  map.addControl(Draw);
+  await map.on('load');
+
+  fireSpy.resetHistory();
+
+  document.body.removeChild(container);
+
+  Draw.changeMode('draw_point');
+
+  assert(fireSpy.args.find(arg => arg[0].startsWith('draw.modechange')) === undefined, 'no mode change event fired');
+
+  Draw.add({
+    type: 'Feature',
+    id: 'point',
+    properties: {},
+    geometry: {
+      type: 'Point',
+      coordinates: [10, 10]
+    }
+  });
+
+  fireSpy.resetHistory();
+
+  Draw.delete('point');
+  Draw.add({
+    type: 'Feature',
+    id: 'line',
+    properties: {},
+    geometry: {
+      type: 'LineString',
+      coordinates: [[10, 10], [20, 20]]
+    }
+  });
+  Draw.deleteAll();
+
+  Draw.set({
+    type: 'FeatureCollection',
+    features: [{
+      type: 'Feature',
+      id: 'point',
+      properties: {},
+      geometry: {
+        type: 'Point',
+        coordinates: [10, 10]
+      }
+    }]
+  });
+
+  Draw.setFeatureProperty('point', 'price', 200);
+
+  assert.equal(fireSpy.callCount, 0, 'no draw events fired');
+});
+
 test('ensure API fire right events', async (t) => {
   const container = document.createElement('div');
   document.body.appendChild(container);