diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnerApprovalCheckTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnerApprovalCheckTest.java
index 12bd0f2..be4d6b0 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnerApprovalCheckTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/backend/CodeOwnerApprovalCheckTest.java
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestAccount;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.config.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.ProjectOperations;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.project.TestProjectUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.testsuite.request.RequestScopeOperations;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.BranchNameKey;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.changes.ReviewInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects.DeleteBranchesInput;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.LabelDefinitionInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
 import com.google.gerrit.plugins.codeowners.JgitPath;
 import com.google.gerrit.plugins.codeowners.acceptance.AbstractCodeOwnersTest;
@@ -2213,6 +2215,70 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  @GerritConfig(name = "plugin.code-owners.overrideApproval", value = "Owners-Override+1")
+  public void ownersOverridePlus2CountsAsOverrideIfOverridePlus1IsRequired() throws Exception {
+    LabelDefinitionInput input = new LabelDefinitionInput();
+    input.values = ImmutableMap.of("+2", "Override+2", "+1", "Override", " 0", "No Override");
+    gApi.projects().name(project.get()).label("Owners-Override").create(input).get();
+
+    // Allow to vote on the Owners-Override label.
+    projectOperations
+        .project(project)
+        .forUpdate()
+        .add(
+            TestProjectUpdate.allowLabel("Owners-Override")
+                .range(0, 2)
+                .ref("refs/*")
+                .group(REGISTERED_USERS)
+                .build())
+        .update();
+
+    TestAccount user2 = accountCreator.user2();
+
+    // Create a code owner config file with 'admin' as code owner
+    codeOwnerConfigOperations
+        .newCodeOwnerConfig()
+        .project(project)
+        .branch("master")
+        .folderPath("/")
+        .addCodeOwnerEmail(admin.email())
+        .create();
+
+    // Create a change as 'user' that is not a code owner.
+    Path path = Paths.get("/foo/bar.baz");
+    String changeId =
+        createChange(user, "Change Adding A File", JgitPath.of(path).get(), "file content")
+            .getChangeId();
+
+    // Verify that the file is not approved yet.
+    Stream<FileCodeOwnerStatus> fileCodeOwnerStatuses =
+        codeOwnerApprovalCheck.getFileStatuses(getChangeNotes(changeId));
+    FileCodeOwnerStatusSubject fileCodeOwnerStatusSubject =
+        assertThatStream(fileCodeOwnerStatuses).onlyElement();
+    fileCodeOwnerStatusSubject.hasNewPathStatus().value().hasPathThat().isEqualTo(path);
+    fileCodeOwnerStatusSubject
+        .hasNewPathStatus()
+        .value()
+        .hasStatusThat()
+        .isEqualTo(CodeOwnerStatus.INSUFFICIENT_REVIEWERS);
+
+    // Let 'user2' override with Owners-Override+2
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(user2.id());
+    gApi.changes().id(changeId).current().review(new ReviewInput().label("Owners-Override", 2));
+
+    // Check that the file is approved now.
+    requestScopeOperations.setApiUser(admin.id());
+    fileCodeOwnerStatuses = codeOwnerApprovalCheck.getFileStatuses(getChangeNotes(changeId));
+    fileCodeOwnerStatusSubject = assertThatStream(fileCodeOwnerStatuses).onlyElement();
+    fileCodeOwnerStatusSubject.hasNewPathStatus().value().hasPathThat().isEqualTo(path);
+    fileCodeOwnerStatusSubject
+        .hasNewPathStatus()
+        .value()
+        .hasStatusThat()
+        .isEqualTo(CodeOwnerStatus.APPROVED);
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void noBootstrappingIfDefaultCodeOwnerConfigExists() throws Exception {
     TestAccount user2 = accountCreator.user2();