diff --git a/tests/resources/README.rst b/tests/resources/README.rst
index 561c5fa7..7c74aa67 100644
--- a/tests/resources/README.rst
+++ b/tests/resources/README.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ under the terms of the license in LICENSE.rst.
     *   - trivial.pdf
         - @jbarlow83
         - smallest possible valid PDF-1.3 with all required fields
+    *   - vector.pdf
+        - @Catscratch
+        - a PDF with vector art and text rendered as curves with no fonts
 
 
 Assemblies
diff --git a/tests/resources/vector.pdf b/tests/resources/vector.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8ed7ff8
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diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index e371dd74..63307726 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -1081,4 +1081,20 @@ def test_decompression_bomb(resources, outpdf):
         outpdf,
         '--max-image-mpixels', '2000'
     )
-    assert p.returncode == 0
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert p.returncode == 0
+
+
+def test_text_curves(spoof_tesseract_noop, resources, outpdf):
+    check_ocrmypdf(
+        resources / 'vector.pdf', outpdf, env=spoof_tesseract_noop)
+
+    info = PdfInfo(outpdf)
+    assert len(info.pages[0].images) == 0, "added images to the vector PDF"
+
+    check_ocrmypdf(
+        resources / 'vector.pdf', outpdf, '--force-ocr',
+        env=spoof_tesseract_noop)
+    
+    info = PdfInfo(outpdf)
+    assert len(info.pages[0].images) != 0, "force did not rasterize"
+