diff --git a/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlSyncTagTest.java b/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlSyncTagTest.java
index 85f87a5644eb..9a4e47141b83 100644
--- a/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlSyncTagTest.java
+++ b/xml/tests/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlSyncTagTest.java
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public class XmlSyncTagTest extends LightPlatformCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     doTest("<div<caret>></div>", " ", "<div ></div>");
   }
 
+  public void testRecommence() {
+    doTest("<divv<caret>></div>", "\bd", "<divd></divd>");
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void setUp() throws Exception {
     super.setUp();