diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-code/py-decorators.inc b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/py-decorators.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1864ab8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/py-decorators.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Literally included file using Python highlighting
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+@class_decorator
+@other_decorator()
+class TheClass(object):
+
+    @method_decorator
+    @other_decorator()
+    def the_method():
+        pass
+
+@function_decorator
+@other_decorator()
+def the_function():
+    pass
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-code/py-decorators.rst b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/py-decorators.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31417f590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-code/py-decorators.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+py-decorators
+=============
+
+Various decorators
+------------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: py-decorators.inc
+   :name: literal_include_pydecorators_1
+   :pyobject: TheClass
+
+.. literalinclude:: py-decorators.inc
+   :name: literal_include_pydecorators_2
+   :pyobject: TheClass.the_method
+
+.. literalinclude:: py-decorators.inc
+   :name: literal_include_pydecorators_3
+   :pyobject: the_function
diff --git a/tests/test_directive_code.py b/tests/test_directive_code.py
index f2ca9f040..3ace7fb5f 100644
--- a/tests/test_directive_code.py
+++ b/tests/test_directive_code.py
@@ -454,3 +454,45 @@ def test_literalinclude_classes(app, status, warning):
     assert len(literalinclude) > 0
     assert 'bar baz' == literalinclude[0].get('classes')
     assert 'literal_include' == literalinclude[0].get('names')
+
+
+@pytest.mark.sphinx('xml', testroot='directive-code')
+def test_literalinclude_pydecorators(app, status, warning):
+    app.builder.build(['py-decorators'])
+    et = etree_parse(app.outdir / 'py-decorators.xml')
+    secs = et.findall('./section/section')
+
+    literal_include = secs[0].findall('literal_block')
+    assert len(literal_include) == 3
+
+    actual = literal_include[0].text
+    expect = (
+        '@class_decorator\n'
+        '@other_decorator()\n'
+        'class TheClass(object):\n'
+        '\n'
+        '    @method_decorator\n'
+        '    @other_decorator()\n'
+        '    def the_method():\n'
+        '        pass\n'
+    )
+    assert actual == expect
+
+    actual = literal_include[1].text
+    expect = (
+        '    @method_decorator\n'
+        '    @other_decorator()\n'
+        '    def the_method():\n'
+        '        pass\n'
+    )
+    assert actual == expect
+
+    actual = literal_include[2].text
+    expect = (
+        '@function_decorator\n'
+        '@other_decorator()\n'
+        'def the_function():\n'
+        '    pass\n'
+    )
+    assert actual == expect
+