diff --git a/dateutil/test/test_parser.py b/dateutil/test/test_parser.py
index c932374b4..486df4314 100644
--- a/dateutil/test/test_parser.py
+++ b/dateutil/test/test_parser.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     ("July 4, 1976", datetime(1976, 7, 4), "random format"),
     ("7 4 1976", datetime(1976, 7, 4), "random format"),
     ("4 jul 1976", datetime(1976, 7, 4), "random format"),
+    ("4 Jul 1976", datetime(1976, 7, 4), "'%-d %b %Y' format"),
     ("7-4-76", datetime(1976, 7, 4), "random format"),
     ("19760704", datetime(1976, 7, 4), "random format"),
     ("0:01:02 on July 4, 1976", datetime(1976, 7, 4, 0, 1, 2), "random format"),