diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c b/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c
index 76b5b4554f..9cbcd67085 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-core/tests-core-macros.c
@@ -12,6 +12,25 @@
 #include "embUnit.h"
 #include "tests-core.h"
 #include "macros/math.h"
+#include "macros/utils.h"
+
+static void test_max(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(10, MAX(5, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(10, MAX(10, 5));
+
+    // prove it works with non-integer types
+    TEST_ASSERT(22.1 == MAX(22.1, 5.5));
+}
+
+static void test_min(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(5, MIN(5, 10));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(5, MIN(10, 5));
+
+    // prove it works with non-integer types
+    TEST_ASSERT(5.5 == MIN(22.1, 5.5));
+}
 
 static void test_math_signof(void)
 {
@@ -81,6 +100,8 @@ static void test_math_div_round_inf(void)
 Test *tests_core_macros_tests(void)
 {
     EMB_UNIT_TESTFIXTURES(fixtures) {
+        new_TestFixture(test_max),
+        new_TestFixture(test_min),
         new_TestFixture(test_math_signof),
         new_TestFixture(test_math_div_round),
         new_TestFixture(test_math_div_round_up),