diff --git a/tests/test_linkparser.py b/tests/test_linkparser.py
index 3c94da74..f24ec86e 100644
--- a/tests/test_linkparser.py
+++ b/tests/test_linkparser.py
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class TestLinkparser(unittest.TestCase):
content = ''
url = "imagesmall.jpg"
self._test_one_link(content % url, url)
+ content = '

'
+ url = "data:image/vnd.microsoft.icon,000001000200"
+ self._test_one_link(content, url)
def test_itemtype_parsing(self):
content = '