diff --git a/test/books/highlight/README.md b/test/books/highlight/README.md
index 417fabc91..f47ac835c 100644
--- a/test/books/highlight/README.md
+++ b/test/books/highlight/README.md
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ Block with a language
 test 2
 ```
 
-Inline code: `test 3`
\ No newline at end of file
+Inline code: `test 3`
+Inline code with html: `<test>`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/codehighlighting.js b/test/codehighlighting.js
index d79fc852d..5b3902b9f 100644
--- a/test/codehighlighting.js
+++ b/test/codehighlighting.js
@@ -52,5 +52,14 @@ describe("Code Highlighting", function () {
             }
         });
     });
+
+    it("should correctly replace highlighting for inline code with html tags", function() {
+        PAGE.should.be.html({
+            "code": {
+                index: 2,
+                text: "code_<test>_code"
+            }
+        });
+    });
 });