diff --git a/mlcolvar/tests/test_cvs.py b/mlcolvar/tests/test_cvs.py
index a76c1a99..c7bc0c30 100644
--- a/mlcolvar/tests/test_cvs.py
+++ b/mlcolvar/tests/test_cvs.py
@@ -98,3 +98,28 @@ def test_resume_from_checkpoint(cv_model, dataset):
     cv_model.eval()
     cv_model2.eval()
     assert torch.allclose(cv_model(x), cv_model2(x))
+
+def test_lr_scheduler():
+
+    # create dataset
+    X = torch.randn((100, 2))
+    y = X.square().sum(1)
+    dataset = DictDataset({"data": X, "target": y})
+    datamodule = DictModule(dataset, lengths=[0.75, 0.2, 0.05], batch_size=25)
+
+    # initialize and pass scheduler to the model
+    lr_scheduler = torch.optim.lr_scheduler.ExponentialLR
+    initial_lr = 1e-3
+    options = {'optimizer' : {'lr' : initial_lr},
+               'lr_scheduler' : { 'scheduler' : lr_scheduler, 'gamma' : 0.9999}}
+    model = mlcolvar.cvs.RegressionCV(layers=[2,5,1], options=options)
+
+    # check training and lr scheduling
+    trainer = lightning.Trainer(max_epochs=10, 
+                                enable_checkpointing=False, 
+                                logger=False, 
+                                enable_progress_bar=False, 
+                                enable_model_summary=False)
+    trainer.fit(model, datamodule)
+
+    assert(trainer.optimizers[0].param_groups[0]['lr'] < initial_lr)
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