diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/images/orientation-800-reference.png b/tests/visual_tests/images/orientation-800-reference.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5018d9b2
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diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/styles/orientation.xml b/tests/visual_tests/styles/orientation.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ff3232e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/styles/orientation.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?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">shape</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="file">../data/points.shp</Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Style name="My Style">
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '1'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="45">"XYZ"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/> 
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '2'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="90">"XYZ"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '3'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="180">"XYZ"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '4'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="45" dy="10">"Line&#10;break"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '5'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="45" dy="10">"XYZ"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '6'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="90" dy="10">"XYZ"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[nr] = '7'</Filter>
+            <TextSymbolizer face-name="DejaVu Sans Book" size="16" placement="point" orientation="180" dy="10">"XYZ"</TextSymbolizer>
+            <PointSymbolizer allow-overlap="true"/>
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+
+</Map>
diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/test.py b/tests/visual_tests/test.py
index 93d575588..ab9190a90 100755
--- a/tests/visual_tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/visual_tests/test.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ files = [
     {'name': "jalign-auto", 'sizes': [(200, 200)]},
     {'name': "line-offset", 'sizes':[(900, 250)],
         'bbox': mapnik.Box2d(-5.192, 50.189, -5.174, 50.195)},
+    {'name': "orientation", 'sizes': [(800, 200)]}
     ]
 
 def render(filename, width, height, bbox, quiet=False):