diff --git a/text_formatter_test.go b/text_formatter_test.go
index ecb8f12..7f7b78c 100644
--- a/text_formatter_test.go
+++ b/text_formatter_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,25 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+func TestFormatting(t *testing.T) {
+	tf := &TextFormatter{DisableColors: true}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		value    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{`foo`, "time=\"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z\" level=panic test=foo \n"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		b, _ := tf.Format(WithField("test", tc.value))
+
+		if string(b) != tc.expected {
+			t.Errorf("formatting expected for %q (result was %q instead of %q)", tc.value, string(b), tc.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestQuoting(t *testing.T) {
 	tf := &TextFormatter{DisableColors: true}