diff --git a/eval/test_features.py b/eval/test_features.py
index 281eaf9..3046a5c 100644
--- a/eval/test_features.py
+++ b/eval/test_features.py
@@ -298,6 +298,14 @@ def main():
         check("v1.5 sweep backfills the kind tag",
               "tags: [company]" in drift or '<fm:tags=["company"]>' in drift, drift)
 
+        # 16b. lint blind spot (1.6.0): a seed README inside a retired tree must be
+        # flagged retired-path — previously the permissive leaf-readme route matched
+        # first and absolved it, so retired dirs holding only a README went unflagged.
+        h.seed("archive/notes/README.md", "This folder holds archived notes.\n")
+        r = h.echo(LINT)
+        check("v1.6 lint flags a README inside a retired tree",
+              "archive/notes/README.md: retired location" in r.stdout, r.stdout[-800:])
+
         # 17. hooks: stop-hook nudges once on a substantive session, then stays quiet.
         import tempfile
         tdir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())