diff --git a/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/content_test.py b/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/content_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac201f233013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/content_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# test of other content types than attributes
+
+def test_tuple(index_arg):
+    tup = (tracked, other) # $tracked
+
+    tup[0] # $ tracked
+    tup[1]
+
+    a,b = tup # $tracked
+    a # $ tracked
+    b
+
+    # non-precise access is not supported right now (and it's not 100% clear if we want
+    # to support it, or if it will lead to bad results)
+    tup[index_arg]
+
+    for x in tup:
+        print(x)
+
+    for i in range(len(tup)):
+        print(tup[i])
+
+
+def test_dict(key_arg):
+    d1 = {"t": tracked, "o": other} # $tracked
+    d1["t"] # $ tracked
+    d1.get("t") # $ MISSING: tracked
+    d1.setdefault("t") # $ MISSING: tracked
+
+    d1["o"]
+    d1.get("o")
+    d1.setdefault("o")
+
+
+    # non-precise access is not supported right now (and it's not 100% clear if we want
+    # to support it, or if it will lead to bad results)
+    d1[key_arg]
+
+    for k in d1:
+        d1[k]
+
+    for v in d1.values():
+        v
+
+    for k, v in d1.items():
+        v
+
+
+    # construction with inline updates
+    d2 = dict()
+    d2["t"] = tracked # $ tracked
+    d2["o"] = other
+
+    d2["t"] # $ tracked
+    d2["o"]
+
+    # notice that time-travel is also possible (just as with attributes)
+    d3 = dict()
+    d3["t"] # $ SPURIOUS: tracked
+    d3["t"] = tracked # $ tracked
+    d3["t"] # $ tracked
+
+
+def test_list(index_arg):
+    l = [tracked, other] # $tracked
+
+    l[0] # $ MISSING: tracked
+    l[1]
+
+    # non-precise access is not supported right now (and it's not 100% clear if we want
+    # to support it, or if it will lead to bad results)
+    l[index_arg]
+
+    for x in l:
+        print(x)
+
+    for i in range(len(l)):
+        print(l[i])
diff --git a/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/tracked.ql b/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/tracked.ql
index ca893688256c..8bad0e33ead8 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/tracked.ql
+++ b/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/typetracking/tracked.ql
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ module TrackedTest implements TestSig {
       not e instanceof DataFlow::ScopeEntryDefinitionNode and
       // ...same for `SynthCaptureNode`s
       not e instanceof DP::SynthCaptureNode and
+      // after starting to track all kinds of content, we generally just want to show
+      // annotations after reading the tracked data out again. (we keep the old
+      // attribute logic to not rewrite all our tests)
+      (
+        t.getContent().isNone()
+        or
+        t.getContent().asSome() instanceof DataFlow::AttributeContent
+      ) and
       tag = "tracked" and
       location = e.getLocation() and
       value = t.getAttr() and