diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-horizontal.ref.ui b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-horizontal.ref.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b74f68bbf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-horizontal.ref.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="decorated">0</property>
+    <property name="width-request">100</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel">
+        <property name="label">letter is off</property>
+        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+        <attributes>
+          <attribute name="style" value="italic" start="0" end="-1"></attribute>
+        </attributes>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-horizontal.ui b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-horizontal.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..218fc4777a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-horizontal.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="decorated">0</property>
+    <property name="width-request">100</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel">
+        <property name="label">letter is off</property>
+        <property name="halign">start</property>
+        <property name="xalign">0</property>
+        <attributes>
+          <attribute name="style" value="italic" start="0" end="-1"></attribute>
+        </attributes>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-vertical.ref.ui b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-vertical.ref.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..804965de4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-vertical.ref.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="decorated">0</property>
+    <property name="height-request">100</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel">
+        <property name="label" translatable="yes">T̰̰̰hree tildes below
+</property>
+        <property name="valign">start</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-vertical.ui b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-vertical.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..309a87e808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/label-overdraw-vertical.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <object class="GtkWindow">
+    <property name="decorated">0</property>
+    <property name="height-request">100</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkLabel">
+        <property name="label" translatable="yes">T̰̰̰hree tildes below</property>
+        <property name="valign">start</property>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
index 791cbe5ca0..301f8bd0c5 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/meson.build
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ testdata = [
   'label-huge-max-width-chars.ui',
   'label-max-width-chars-and-halign-and-infinite-width.ui',
   'label-max-width-chars-and-halign-and-infinite-width.ref.ui',
+  'label-overdraw-horizontal.ref.ui',
+  'label-overdraw-horizontal.ui',
+  'label-overdraw-vertical.ref.ui',
+  'label-overdraw-vertical.ui',
   'label-shadows.css',
   'label-shadows.ref.ui',
   'label-shadows.ui',