diff --git a/spec/requests/api/jobs_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/jobs_spec.rb
index e17cf4cb909c86cc2bb566bf3c050eaf0ef3fd94..e02c54e1eca15d1742a1e786d2e5cb916c81690e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/jobs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/jobs_spec.rb
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ describe API::Jobs do
   describe 'GET /projects/:id/jobs' do
     let(:query) { Hash.new }
 
-    before do
+    before do |example|
       job
-      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/jobs", api_user), query
+
+      unless example.metadata[:skip_before_request]
+        get api("/projects/#{project.id}/jobs", api_user), query
+      end
     end
 
     context 'authorized user' do
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@ describe API::Jobs do
         expect(json_job['pipeline']['status']).to eq job.pipeline.status
       end
 
+      it 'avoids N+1 queries', skip_before_request: true do
+        control_count = ActiveRecord::QueryRecorder.new { go }.count
+        create_list(:ci_build, 5, pipeline: pipeline)
+        expect { go }.not_to exceed_query_limit(control_count)
+      end
+
       context 'filter project with one scope element' do
         let(:query) { { 'scope' => 'pending' } }
 
@@ -88,6 +97,9 @@ describe API::Jobs do
         expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(401)
       end
     end
+    def go
+      get api("/projects/#{project.id}/jobs", api_user), query
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'GET /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/jobs' do