Closes #12419: Added ident to SysLogHandler.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index b0b8e19..5d84114 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -1482,6 +1482,11 @@
         logger.error("sp\xe4m")
         self.handled.wait()
         self.assertEqual(self.log_output, b'<11>\xef\xbb\xbfsp\xc3\xa4m')
+        self.handled.clear()
+        self.sl_hdlr.ident = "h\xe4m-"
+        logger.error("sp\xe4m")
+        self.handled.wait()
+        self.assertEqual(self.log_output, b'<11>\xef\xbb\xbfh\xc3\xa4m-sp\xc3\xa4m')
 
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(threading, 'Threading required for this test.')