diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
index 99b4367f60..08957b0417 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
@@ -1136,6 +1136,9 @@ class Templates(unittest.TestCase):
             'spaceless01': ("{% spaceless %} <b>    <i> text </i>    </b> {% endspaceless %}", {}, "<b><i> text </i></b>"),
             'spaceless02': ("{% spaceless %} <b> \n <i> text </i> \n </b> {% endspaceless %}", {}, "<b><i> text </i></b>"),
             'spaceless03': ("{% spaceless %}<b><i>text</i></b>{% endspaceless %}", {}, "<b><i>text</i></b>"),
+            'spaceless04': ("{% spaceless %}<b>   <i>{{ text }}</i>  </b>{% endspaceless %}", {'text' : 'This & that'}, "<b><i>This &amp; that</i></b>"),
+            'spaceless05': ("{% autoescape off %}{% spaceless %}<b>   <i>{{ text }}</i>  </b>{% endspaceless %}{% endautoescape %}", {'text' : 'This & that'}, "<b><i>This & that</i></b>"),
+            'spaceless06': ("{% spaceless %}<b>   <i>{{ text|safe }}</i>  </b>{% endspaceless %}", {'text' : 'This & that'}, "<b><i>This & that</i></b>"),
 
             # simple translation of a string delimited by '
             'i18n01': ("{% load i18n %}{% trans 'xxxyyyxxx' %}", {}, "xxxyyyxxx"),