diff --git a/hlink/tests/core/classifier_test.py b/hlink/tests/core/classifier_test.py
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+import pytest
+
+from hlink.linking.core.classifier import choose_classifier
+
+try:
+    import xgboost
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    xgboost_available = False
+else:
+    xgboost_available = True
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not xgboost_available, reason="requires the xgboost library")
+def test_choose_classifier_supports_xgboost():
+    """
+    If the xgboost module is installed, then choose_classifier() supports a model
+    type of "xgboost".
+    """
+    params = {
+        "max_depth": 2,
+        "eta": 0.5,
+    }
+    classifier = choose_classifier("xgboost", params, "match")
+    assert classifier.getLabelCol() == "match"