diff --git a/test/bug.819.t b/test/bug.819.t
index a8799b43d..a340ff2af 100755
--- a/test/bug.819.t
+++ b/test/bug.819.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 3;
+use Test::More tests => 4;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'bug.rc')
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add foo\\'s bar.};
 my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc ls};
 like ($output, qr/foo's bar\./, "foo's bar. --> preserved");
 
+qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc add foo \\(bar\\)};
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc ls};
+like ($output, qr/foo \(bar\)/, "foo \(bar\) -- preserved");
+
 # Cleanup.
 unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data synch.key bug.rc);
 ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&