diff --git a/tests/translit.c b/tests/translit.c
index 3f5643b..ed6aa6b 100644
--- a/tests/translit.c
+++ b/tests/translit.c
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include "../compat.h"
 #include "../transliteration.h"
 
+#define ZWJ  "\u200d"
+#define ZWNJ "\u200c"
+
 static void test_transliterate_devanagari_to_latin(const char *devanagari,
 						   const char *latin)
 {
@@ -79,8 +82,20 @@ END_TEST
 
 START_TEST(test_translit_zero_width_joiner)
 {
-	test_transliterate_devanagari_to_latin("श‍ृ शृ", "ś\u200dṛ śṛ");
-	test_transliterate_latin_to_devanagari("ś\u200dṛ śṛ", "श‍ृ शृ");
+	test_transliterate_devanagari_to_latin("श‍ृ शृ", "ś"ZWJ"ṛ śṛ");
+	test_transliterate_latin_to_devanagari("ś"ZWJ"ṛ śṛ", "श‍ृ शृ");
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(test_translit_vedic)
+{
+	/* rigveda 1.25.4 */
+	test_transliterate_devanagari_to_latin("वस्यइष्टये", "vasya"ZWNJ"iṣṭaye");
+	test_transliterate_latin_to_devanagari("vasya"ZWNJ"iṣṭaye", "वस्यइष्टये");
+
+	/* rigveda 3.5.2 */
+	test_transliterate_devanagari_to_latin("पूर्वीर्ऋतस्य", "pūrvīr"ZWNJ"ṛtasya");
+	test_transliterate_latin_to_devanagari("pūrvīr"ZWNJ"ṛtasya", "पूर्वीर्ऋतस्य");
 }
 END_TEST
 
@@ -91,4 +106,5 @@ void register_translit_tests(TCase *test_case)
 	tcase_add_test(test_case, test_translit_lla_sylable);
 	tcase_add_test(test_case, test_translit_candrabindu);
 	tcase_add_test(test_case, test_translit_zero_width_joiner);
+	tcase_add_test(test_case, test_translit_vedic);
 }