diff --git a/test/fixtures/_filedir/aé/g b/test/fixtures/_filedir/aé/g
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/unit/_filedir.exp b/test/unit/_filedir.exp
index 3529f6e1..204d31cf 100644
--- a/test/unit/_filedir.exp
+++ b/test/unit/_filedir.exp
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ proc teardown {} {
     assert_bash_exec {unset COMPREPLY cur}
     assert_bash_exec {unset -f _f _g}
     assert_bash_exec {complete -r f g}
-    assert_env_unmodified { /OLDPWD/d }
+    assert_env_unmodified {
+        /OLDPWD/d
+        /OLD_CTYPE/d
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -245,4 +248,20 @@ assert_complete_dir {ee.e1 foo/ gg.e1} "g " "fixtures/_filedir/ext" $test
 sync_after_int
 
 
+set test "completing f aé should return g when LC_CTYPE=C"
+# Backup/set LC_CTYPE
+assert_bash_exec {OLD_CTYPE=$LC_CTYPE; LC_CTYPE=C}
+if {[lindex $::BASH_VERSINFO 0] > 3} {
+    assert_complete_dir g "f aé/" "fixtures/_filedir"
+} else {
+    assert_complete_dir "\b\b\b\b$'a\\\\303\\\\251/g'" "f aé/" \
+        "fixtures/_filedir"
+}
+# Restore LC_CTYPE
+assert_bash_exec {[[ $OLD_CTYPE ]] && LC_CTYPE=$OLD_CTYPE || unset LC_CTYPE}
+
+
+sync_after_int
+
+
 teardown