diff --git a/test/conf/custom-patterns.conf b/test/conf/custom-patterns.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..418e27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/conf/custom-patterns.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+set -g prefix C-a
+set -g @fingers-compact-hints '0'
+
+set -g @fingers-pattern-0 'YOLOYOLOYOLO'
+set -g @fingers-pattern-50 'W00TW00TW00T'
+run /home/vagrant/shared/tmux-fingers.tmux
diff --git a/test/fixtures/custom-patterns b/test/fixtures/custom-patterns
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee6c961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/custom-patterns
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+YOLOYOLOYOLO
+beep
+
+W00TW00TW00T
+beep
diff --git a/test/helpers.exp b/test/helpers.exp
index b2ade99..ac496f1 100644
--- a/test/helpers.exp
+++ b/test/helpers.exp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ proc echo_yanked {} {
   sleep 0.5;
 }
 
+proc tmux_paste {} {
+  tmux_send "]";
+  sleep 0.5;
+}
+
 proc exit_ok {} {
   global exit_code
   set exit_code 0;
diff --git a/test/specs/matches-custom-patterns_spec.exp b/test/specs/matches-custom-patterns_spec.exp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c03d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/matches-custom-patterns_spec.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env expect
+
+set timeout 1;
+set tmux_prefix "
";
+
+source "./test/helpers.exp"
+
+exec "tmux kill-session -t test";
+spawn tmux -f ./test/conf/custom-patterns.conf new -s test;
+sleep 0.5;
+
+init_pane
+exec "cat ./test/fixtures/custom-patterns";
+
+send "echo yanked text is "
+invoke_fingers;
+send "i";
+tmux_paste;
+
+invoke_fingers;
+send "o";
+tmux_paste;
+
+send "\r";
+sleep 0.5;
+
+expect {
+  "yanked text is W00TW00TW00TYOLOYOLOYOLO" { exit_ok }
+  timeout { exit_fail }
+}
+
+exit $exit_code;