diff --git a/test/javascripts/lib/markdown_test.js b/test/javascripts/lib/markdown_test.js
index 8e895208b..7a961900b 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/lib/markdown_test.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/lib/markdown_test.js
@@ -428,4 +428,8 @@ test("images", function() {
   cooked("[![folksy logo](http://folksy.com/images/folksy-colour.png)](http://folksy.com/)",
          "<p><a href=\"http://folksy.com/\"><img src=\"http://folksy.com/images/folksy-colour.png\" alt=\"folksy logo\"/></a></p>",
          "It allows images with links around them");
+
+  cooked("<img src=\"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Red dot\">",
+         "<p><img src=\"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAHElEQVQI12P4//8/w38GIAXDIBKE0DHxgljNBAAO9TXL0Y4OHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Red dot\"></p>",
+         "It allows data images");
 });