diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
index 08957b0417..397f88943e 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ class Templates(unittest.TestCase):
             'cycle17': ("{% cycle 'a' 'b' 'c' as abc silent %}{% cycle abc %}{% cycle abc %}{% cycle abc %}{% cycle abc %}", {}, "abca"),
             'cycle18': ("{% cycle 'a' 'b' 'c' as foo invalid_flag %}", {}, template.TemplateSyntaxError),
             'cycle19': ("{% cycle 'a' 'b' as silent %}{% cycle silent %}", {}, "ab"),
+            'cycle20': ("{% cycle one two as foo %} & {% cycle foo %}", {'one' : 'A & B', 'two' : 'C & D'}, "A & B & C & D"),
+            'cycle21': ("{% filter force_escape %}{% cycle one two as foo %} & {% cycle foo %}{% endfilter %}", {'one' : 'A & B', 'two' : 'C & D'}, "A & B & C & D"),
 
             ### EXCEPTIONS ############################################################