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diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/styles/line-pattern-symbolizer.xml b/tests/visual_tests/styles/line-pattern-symbolizer.xml
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index 000000000..c1cd9b3a5
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+++ b/tests/visual_tests/styles/line-pattern-symbolizer.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map>
+<Map background-color="white" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>My Style</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="file">../data/line-offset.csv</Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Style name="My Style">
+        <Rule>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke="#00FF00"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[ref]=1 or [ref]=3</Filter>
+            <LinePatternSymbolizer file="../../data/pngsuite/linepattern.png"/>
+            <LinePatternSymbolizer offset="-5" file="../../data/pngsuite/linepattern1.png"/>
+        </Rule>
+        <Rule>
+            <Filter>[ref]=2 or [ref]=4</Filter>
+            <LinePatternSymbolizer file="../../data/pngsuite/linepattern.png"/>
+            <LinePatternSymbolizer offset="5" file="../../data/pngsuite/linepattern1.png"/>
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+
+</Map>
diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/test.py b/tests/visual_tests/test.py
index bdce97563..5a12cff9f 100755
--- a/tests/visual_tests/test.py
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     'line-offset': {'sizes':[(900, 250)],'bbox': mapnik.Box2d(-5.192, 50.189, -5.174, 50.195)},
+    'line-pattern-symbolizer': {'sizes':[(900, 250)],'bbox': mapnik.Box2d(-5.192, 50.189, -5.174, 50.195)},
     'tiff-alpha-gdal': {'sizes':[(600,400)]},
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