diff --git a/test/scrypt.test.js b/test/scrypt.test.js
index 43e7923..5951c93 100644
--- a/test/scrypt.test.js
+++ b/test/scrypt.test.js
@@ -230,3 +230,28 @@ describe('verifySync() error cases', function () {
     checkThrows('')
   })
 })
+
+describe('normalization of unicode characters', function () {
+  it('works, async', async () => {
+    const angstromChar = '\xC5ngstrom'
+    const composed = 'A\u030Angstrom'
+    const withRingAbove = '\u212Bngstrom'
+    let hash = await scrypt.hash(angstromChar)
+    const tests = []
+    tests.push(scrypt.verify(hash, composed).should.eventually.be.true)
+    tests.push(scrypt.verify(hash, withRingAbove).should.eventually.be.true)
+    hash = await scrypt.hash(composed)
+    tests.push(scrypt.verify(hash, withRingAbove).should.eventually.be.true)
+    await Promise.all(tests)
+  })
+  it('works, sync', () => {
+    const angstromChar = '\xC5ngstrom'
+    const composed = 'A\u030Angstrom'
+    const withRingAbove = '\u212Bngstrom'
+    let hash = scrypt.hashSync(angstromChar)
+    scrypt.verifySync(hash, composed).should.be.true
+    scrypt.verifySync(hash, withRingAbove).should.be.true
+    hash = scrypt.hashSync(composed)
+    scrypt.verifySync(hash, withRingAbove).should.be.true
+  })
+})
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