diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index 57029f4c..be4ab35a 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -742,9 +742,22 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(read_status(&mut mem(s)), result);
         }
 
+        fn read_ignore_string(s: &str, result: HttpResult<RawStatus>) {
+            match (read_status(&mut mem(s)), result) {
+                (Ok(RawStatus(ref c1, _)), Ok(RawStatus(ref c2, _))) => {
+                    assert_eq!(c1, c2);
+                },
+                (r1, r2) => assert_eq!(r1, r2)
+            }
+        }
+
         read("200 OK\r\n", Ok(RawStatus(200, Borrowed("OK"))));
         read("404 Not Found\r\n", Ok(RawStatus(404, Borrowed("Not Found"))));
         read("200 crazy pants\r\n", Ok(RawStatus(200, Owned("crazy pants".to_string()))));
+        read("301 Moved Permanently\r\n", Ok(RawStatus(301, Owned("Moved Permanently".to_string()))));
+        read_ignore_string("301 Unreasonably long header that should not happen, \
+                           but some men just want to watch the world burn\r\n",
+             Ok(RawStatus(301, Owned("Ignored".to_string()))));
     }
 
     #[test]