new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/server/tests/unit/addons/web-extension-upgrade/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "manifest_version": 2,
+  "name": "Test Addons Actor Upgrade",
+  "version": "1.0",
+  "applications": {
+    "gecko": {
+      "id": "test-addons-actor@mozilla.org"
+    }
+  }
+}

--- a/devtools/server/tests/unit/test_addon_reload.js
+++ b/devtools/server/tests/unit/test_addon_reload.js
@@ -62,10 +62,37 @@ add_task(function* testReloadExitedAddon
   installedAddon2.uninstall();
   const [uninstalledAddon] = yield onUninstalled;
 
   // Try to re-list all add-ons after a reload.
   // This was throwing an exception because of the exited actor.
   const newAddonActor = yield findAddonInRootList(client, installedAddon.id);
   equal(newAddonActor.id, addonActor.id);
 
+  // The actor id should be the same after the reload
+  equal(newAddonActor.actor, addonActor.actor);
+
+  const onAddonListChanged = new Promise((resolve) => {
+    client.addListener("addonListChanged", function listener() {
+      client.removeListener("addonListChanged", listener);
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Install an upgrade version of the first add-on.
+  const addonUpgradeFile = getSupportFile("addons/web-extension-upgrade");
+  const upgradedAddon = yield AddonManager.installTemporaryAddon(
+    addonUpgradeFile);
+
+  // Waiting for addonListChanged unsolicited event
+  yield onAddonListChanged;
+
+  // re-list all add-ons after an upgrade.
+  const upgradedAddonActor = yield findAddonInRootList(client, upgradedAddon.id);
+  equal(upgradedAddonActor.id, addonActor.id);
+  // The actor id should be the same after the upgrade.
+  equal(upgradedAddonActor.actor, addonActor.actor);
+
+  // The addon metadata has been updated.
+  equal(upgradedAddonActor.name, "Test Addons Actor Upgrade");
+
   yield close(client);
 });

--- a/devtools/server/tests/unit/xpcshell.ini
+++ b/devtools/server/tests/unit/xpcshell.ini
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@ support-files =
   setBreakpoint-on-column-with-no-offsets-in-gcd-script.js
   setBreakpoint-on-line.js
   setBreakpoint-on-line-in-gcd-script.js
   setBreakpoint-on-line-with-multiple-offsets.js
   setBreakpoint-on-line-with-multiple-statements.js
   setBreakpoint-on-line-with-no-offsets.js
   setBreakpoint-on-line-with-no-offsets-in-gcd-script.js
   addons/web-extension/manifest.json
+  addons/web-extension-upgrade/manifest.json
   addons/web-extension2/manifest.json
 
 [test_addon_reload.js]
 [test_addons_actor.js]
 [test_animation_name.js]
 [test_animation_type.js]
 [test_actor-registry-actor.js]
 [test_nesting-01.js]