diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/lines-3.xml b/tests/visual_tests/lines-3.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef37dc51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/lines-3.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map>
+<Map background-color="white" srs="+proj=latlong +datum=WGS84">
+
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=latlong +datum=WGS84">
+        <StyleName>My Style</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">osm</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="file">lines.osm</Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Style name="My Style">
+        <Rule>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="12" stroke="red"/>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="line" spacing="20">[name]</TextSymbolizer>
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+
+</Map>
diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/lines-shield.xml b/tests/visual_tests/lines-shield.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05a0f4fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/lines-shield.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map>
+<Map background-color="white" srs="+proj=latlong +datum=WGS84">
+
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=latlong +datum=WGS84">
+        <StyleName>My Style</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">osm</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="file">lines.osm</Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Style name="My Style">
+        <Rule>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="1" stroke="blue"/>
+            <ShieldSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="line" file="../data/svg/crosshair16x16.svg" spacing="30">'X'</ShieldSymbolizer>
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+
+</Map>
diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/test.py b/tests/visual_tests/test.py
index 3f38709dc..b7509fd73 100755
--- a/tests/visual_tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/test.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ files = [
     ("simple", 800, 600, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100),
     ("lines-1", (800, 800), (600, 600), (400, 400), (200, 200)),
     ("lines-2", (800, 800), (600, 600), (400, 400), (200, 200)),
+    ("lines-3", (800, 800), (600, 600), (400, 400), (200, 200)),
+    ("lines-shield", (800, 800), (600, 600), (400, 400), (200, 200)),
     ("simple-E", 500),
     ("simple-NE", 500),
     ("simple-NW", 500),