diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs b/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs
index 100799da7..5d1d300dd 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_printf.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ fn escaped_octal() {
     new_ucmd!().args(&["\\101"]).succeeds().stdout_only("A");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn escaped_octal_and_newline() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["\\0377\\n"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_only("\x1F7\n");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn escaped_unicode_four_digit() {
     new_ucmd!().args(&["\\u0125"]).succeeds().stdout_only("ĥ");