diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index c7377e21e68..4a01d103091 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -801,7 +801,6 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/mysensors/const.py
     homeassistant/components/mysensors/cover.py
     homeassistant/components/mysensors/device.py
-    homeassistant/components/mysensors/device_tracker.py
     homeassistant/components/mysensors/gateway.py
     homeassistant/components/mysensors/handler.py
     homeassistant/components/mysensors/helpers.py
diff --git a/tests/components/mysensors/conftest.py b/tests/components/mysensors/conftest.py
index 94b60ed139c..aee4fab932d 100644
--- a/tests/components/mysensors/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/mysensors/conftest.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def gps_sensor_state_fixture() -> dict:
 @pytest.fixture
 def gps_sensor(gateway_nodes: dict[int, Sensor], gps_sensor_state: dict) -> Sensor:
     """Load the gps sensor."""
-    nodes = update_gateway_nodes(gateway_nodes, gps_sensor_state)
+    nodes = update_gateway_nodes(gateway_nodes, deepcopy(gps_sensor_state))
     node = nodes[1]
     return node
 
diff --git a/tests/components/mysensors/test_device_tracker.py b/tests/components/mysensors/test_device_tracker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b74d42cd0ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/mysensors/test_device_tracker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""Provide tests for mysensors device tracker platform."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Callable
+
+from mysensors.sensor import Sensor
+
+from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import ATTR_SOURCE_TYPE, SourceType
+from homeassistant.const import ATTR_LATITUDE, ATTR_LONGITUDE, STATE_NOT_HOME
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+
+
+async def test_gps_sensor(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    gps_sensor: Sensor,
+    receive_message: Callable[[str], None],
+) -> None:
+    """Test a gps sensor."""
+    entity_id = "device_tracker.gps_sensor_1_1"
+    altitude = 0
+    latitude = "40.742"
+    longitude = "-73.989"
+    message_string = f"1;1;1;0;49;{latitude},{longitude},{altitude}\n"
+
+    receive_message(message_string)
+    # the integration adds multiple jobs to do the update currently
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
+
+    assert state
+    assert state.state == STATE_NOT_HOME
+    assert state.attributes[ATTR_SOURCE_TYPE] == SourceType.GPS
+    assert state.attributes[ATTR_LATITUDE] == float(latitude)
+    assert state.attributes[ATTR_LONGITUDE] == float(longitude)
+
+    latitude = "40.782"
+    longitude = "-73.965"
+    message_string = f"1;1;1;0;49;{latitude},{longitude},{altitude}\n"
+
+    receive_message(message_string)
+    # the integration adds multiple jobs to do the update currently
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
+
+    assert state
+    assert state.state == STATE_NOT_HOME
+    assert state.attributes[ATTR_SOURCE_TYPE] == SourceType.GPS
+    assert state.attributes[ATTR_LATITUDE] == float(latitude)
+    assert state.attributes[ATTR_LONGITUDE] == float(longitude)