diff --git a/Tests/markdownTest.php b/Tests/markdownTest.php
index 76403d2..038c160 100644
--- a/Tests/markdownTest.php
+++ b/Tests/markdownTest.php
@@ -334,4 +334,18 @@ end"));
 line2
 line3."));
   }
+
+  public function testHTMLSpecialChars1 ()
+  {
+    $this->expectOutputString("<p>toto&amp;titi</p>");
+    $md = new markdown ();
+    printf ($md->html ("toto&titi"));
+  }
+
+  public function testHTMLSpecialChars2 ()
+  {
+    $this->expectOutputString("<p>toto&eacute;titi</p>");
+    $md = new markdown ();
+    printf ($md->html ("totoétiti"));
+  }
 }