diff --git a/tests/robust/test_internals_compositions.py b/tests/robust/test_internals_compositions.py
index 634aa0f8..fbe6e1ed 100644
--- a/tests/robust/test_internals_compositions.py
+++ b/tests/robust/test_internals_compositions.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 )
 from chirho.robust.internals.predictive import BatchedNMCLogPredictiveLikelihood
 from chirho.robust.internals.utils import (
+    BatchedLatents,
     BatchedObservations,
     make_functional_call,
     reset_rng_state,
@@ -125,19 +126,22 @@ def test_nmc_likelihood_seeded(link_fn):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("pad_dim", [0, 1, 2])
 def test_batched_observations(pad_dim: int):
     max_plate_nesting = 1 + pad_dim
-    plate_name = "__dummy_plate__"
+    obs_plate_name = "__dummy_plate__"
+    num_particles_obs = 3
     model = SimpleModel()
     guide = SimpleGuide()
 
     model(), guide()  # initialize
 
-    predictive = pyro.infer.Predictive(model, num_samples=3, return_sites=["y"])
+    predictive = pyro.infer.Predictive(
+        model, num_samples=num_particles_obs, return_sites=["y"]
+    )
 
     test_data = predictive()
 
     with IndexPlatesMessenger(first_available_dim=-max_plate_nesting - 1):
         with pyro.poutine.trace() as tr:
-            with BatchedObservations(test_data, name=plate_name):
+            with BatchedObservations(test_data, name=obs_plate_name):
                 model()
 
         tr.trace.compute_log_prob()
@@ -147,12 +151,66 @@ def test_batched_observations(pad_dim: int):
                 node
             ):
                 if name in test_data:
-                    assert plate_name in indices_of(node["log_prob"], event_dim=0)
-                    assert plate_name in indices_of(
+                    assert obs_plate_name in indices_of(node["log_prob"], event_dim=0)
+                    assert obs_plate_name in indices_of(
                         node["value"], event_dim=len(node["fn"].event_shape)
                     )
                 else:
-                    assert plate_name not in indices_of(node["log_prob"], event_dim=0)
-                    assert plate_name not in indices_of(
+                    assert obs_plate_name not in indices_of(
+                        node["log_prob"], event_dim=0
+                    )
+                    assert obs_plate_name not in indices_of(
+                        node["value"], event_dim=len(node["fn"].event_shape)
+                    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("pad_dim", [0, 1, 2])
+def test_batched_latents_observations(pad_dim: int):
+    max_plate_nesting = 1 + pad_dim
+    num_particles_latent = 5
+    num_particles_obs = 3
+    obs_plate_name = "__dummy_plate__"
+    latent_plate_name = "__dummy_latents__"
+    model = SimpleModel()
+    guide = SimpleGuide()
+
+    model(), guide()  # initialize
+
+    predictive = pyro.infer.Predictive(
+        model, num_samples=num_particles_obs, return_sites=["y"]
+    )
+
+    test_data = predictive()
+
+    with IndexPlatesMessenger(first_available_dim=-max_plate_nesting - 1):
+        with pyro.poutine.trace() as tr:
+            with BatchedLatents(
+                num_particles=num_particles_latent, name=latent_plate_name
+            ):
+                with BatchedObservations(test_data, name=obs_plate_name):
+                    model()
+
+        tr.trace.compute_log_prob()
+
+        for name, node in tr.trace.nodes.items():
+            if node["type"] == "sample" and not pyro.poutine.util.site_is_subsample(
+                node
+            ):
+                if name in test_data:
+                    assert obs_plate_name in indices_of(node["log_prob"], event_dim=0)
+                    assert obs_plate_name in indices_of(
+                        node["value"], event_dim=len(node["fn"].event_shape)
+                    )
+                    assert latent_plate_name in indices_of(
+                        node["log_prob"], event_dim=0
+                    )
+                    assert latent_plate_name not in indices_of(
+                        node["value"], event_dim=len(node["fn"].event_shape)
+                    )
+                else:
+                    assert latent_plate_name in indices_of(
+                        node["log_prob"], event_dim=0
+                    )
+                    assert latent_plate_name in indices_of(
                         node["value"], event_dim=len(node["fn"].event_shape)
                     )