diff --git a/util/src/rlp/tests.rs b/util/src/rlp/tests.rs
index 737e3ce28..d522fa80b 100644
--- a/util/src/rlp/tests.rs
+++ b/util/src/rlp/tests.rs
@@ -374,4 +374,18 @@ fn test_rlp_long_data_length_check()
 
 	let as_val: Result<String, DecoderError> = rlp.as_val();
 	assert_eq!(Err(DecoderError::RlpInconsistentLengthAndData), as_val);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_the_exact_long_string()
+{
+	let mut data: Vec<u8> = vec![0xb8, 255];
+	for _ in 0..255 {
+		data.push(b'c');
+	}
+
+	let rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(&data);
+
+	let as_val: Result<String, DecoderError> = rlp.as_val();
+	assert!(as_val.is_ok());
 }
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