diff --git a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
index e7fcee3..4855371 100644
--- a/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
+++ b/Lib/email/test/test_email.py
@@ -968,6 +968,19 @@
 
 """)
 
+    def test_long_rfc2047_header_with_embedded_fws(self):
+        h = Header(textwrap.dedent("""\
+            We're going to pretend this header is in a non-ascii character set
+            \tto see if line wrapping with encoded words and embedded
+               folding white space works"""),
+                   charset='utf-8',
+                   header_name='Test')
+        self.assertEqual(h.encode()+'\n', textwrap.dedent("""\
+            =?utf-8?q?We=27re_going_to_pretend_this_header_is_in_a_non-ascii_chara?=
+             =?utf-8?q?cter_set?=
+             =?utf-8?q?_to_see_if_line_wrapping_with_encoded_words_and_embedded?=
+             =?utf-8?q?_folding_white_space_works?=""")+'\n')
+
 
 
 # Test mangling of "From " lines in the body of a message