diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songbeamerimport.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songbeamerimport.py
index 48de3a755..ccbd3a4d8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songbeamerimport.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songbeamerimport.py
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class TestSongBeamerFileImport(SongImportTestHelper):
         self.file_import([os.path.join(TEST_PATH, 'Lobsinget dem Herrn.sng')],
                          self.load_external_result_data(os.path.join(TEST_PATH, 'Lobsinget dem Herrn.json')))
 
+    def test_cp1252_encoded_file(self):
+        self.file_import([os.path.join(TEST_PATH, 'cp1252song.sng')],
+                         self.load_external_result_data(os.path.join(TEST_PATH, 'cp1252song.json')))
+
 
 class TestSongBeamerImport(TestCase):
     """
diff --git a/tests/resources/songbeamersongs/cp1252song.json b/tests/resources/songbeamersongs/cp1252song.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e92d7038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/songbeamersongs/cp1252song.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+"title": "Some Song",
+ "authors": ["Author"],
+ "verses" : [
+   ["Here are a couple of \"weird\" chars’’’.\n", "v"],
+   ["Here is another one….\n\n", "v"]
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/resources/songbeamersongs/cp1252song.sng b/tests/resources/songbeamersongs/cp1252song.sng
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1288e731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/songbeamersongs/cp1252song.sng
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#LangCount=1
+#Editor=SongBeamer 4.28a
+#Version=3
+#Format=F/K//
+#TitleFormat=U
+#Title=Some Song
+#Author=Author
+#Melody=Author
+#(c)=No copyright
+#CCLI=0000000000
+---
+Here are a couple of "weird" chars’’’.
+---
+Here is another one….
+