diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
index 7ee551194bf76..efd34c58d7d19 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_parquet.py
@@ -671,6 +671,17 @@ def test_timestamp_nanoseconds(self, pa):
         df = pd.DataFrame({"a": pd.date_range("2017-01-01", freq="1n", periods=10)})
         check_round_trip(df, pa, write_kwargs={"version": "2.0"})
 
+    @td.skip_if_no("pyarrow", min_version="0.17")
+    def test_filter_row_groups(self, pa):
+        # https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/26551
+        df = pd.DataFrame({"a": list(range(0, 3))})
+        with tm.ensure_clean() as path:
+            df.to_parquet(path, pa)
+            result = read_parquet(
+                path, pa, filters=[("a", "==", 0)], use_legacy_dataset=False
+            )
+        assert len(result) == 1
+
 
 class TestParquetFastParquet(Base):
     @td.skip_if_no("fastparquet", min_version="0.3.2")