diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java
index 475b961c..fb53af49 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParserTest.java
@@ -361,6 +361,17 @@ public class CSVParserTest extends TestCase {
         assertFalse("Should not have any more records", iterator.hasNext());
     }
 
+    public void testUnicodeEscapeMySQL() throws Exception {
+        String code = "abc\t\\u0070\\u0075\\u0062\\u006C\\u0069\\u0063";
+        CSVParser parser = new CSVParser(code, CSVFormat.MYSQL.withUnicodeEscapesInterpreted(true));
+        final Iterator<String[]> iterator = parser.iterator();
+        String[] data = iterator.next();
+        assertEquals(2, data.length);
+        assertEquals("abc", data[0]);
+        assertEquals("public", data[1]);
+        assertFalse("Should not have any more records", iterator.hasNext());
+    }
+
     public void testCarriageReturnLineFeedEndings() throws IOException {
         String code = "foo\r\nbaar,\r\nhello,world\r\n,kanu";
         CSVParser parser = new CSVParser(new StringReader(code));