diff --git a/test/specs/marked/marked-spec.js b/test/specs/marked/marked-spec.js
index acc4495c7f..b2c0e4ed7b 100644
--- a/test/specs/marked/marked-spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/marked/marked-spec.js
@@ -87,3 +87,17 @@ describe('Marked Table cells', function() {
     messenger.test(spec, section, ignore);
   });
 });
+
+describe('Emphasis extra tests', function() { 
+  var section = 'Emphasis extra tests';
+
+  var shouldPassButFails = [];
+
+  var willNotBeAttemptedByCoreTeam = [];
+
+  var ignore = shouldPassButFails.concat(willNotBeAttemptedByCoreTeam);
+
+  markedSpec.forEach(function(spec) {
+    messenger.test(spec, section, ignore);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/marked/marked.json b/test/specs/marked/marked.json
index 1afeea3457..a42f6dc981 100644
--- a/test/specs/marked/marked.json
+++ b/test/specs/marked/marked.json
@@ -94,5 +94,11 @@
     "markdown": "**me@example.com**",
     "html": "<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:me@example.com\">me@example.com</a></strong></p>",
     "example": 1327
+  },
+  {  
+    "section": "Emphasis extra tests",
+    "markdown": "_test_. _test_: _test_! _test_? _test_-",
+    "html": "<p><em>test</em>. <em>test</em>: <em>test</em>! <em>test</em>? <em>test</em>-</p>",
+    "example": 15
   }
 ]