diff --git a/tests/lib1/quotes.pc b/tests/lib1/quotes.pc
index bb1282f..b834816 100644
--- a/tests/lib1/quotes.pc
+++ b/tests/lib1/quotes.pc
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ includedir=${prefix}/include
 Name: quotes
 Description: A testing pkg-config file
 Version: 1.2.3
-Libs: -L${libdir} -lfoo
+Libs: -L${libdir} -lfoo\ bar
 Cflags: -DQUOTED=\"bla\"
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index c971513..411f4c7 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --list-all | grep -q 'multiline
 # test quoted #35
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --cflags quotes" \
 	"-DQUOTED=\\\"bla\\\""
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs quotes" \
+	'-lfoo\ bar'
 
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs nolib; echo \$?" \
 	'0'