diff --git a/test/test_recognize.py b/test/test_recognize.py
index b6b6980..11b34ad 100644
--- a/test/test_recognize.py
+++ b/test/test_recognize.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import urllib.request
+from lxml import etree
 
 import pytest
 from ocrd.resolver import Resolver
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ from .base import assets
 
 METS_KANT = assets.url_of('kant_aufklaerung_1784-page-block-line-word_glyph/data/mets.xml')
 WORKSPACE_DIR = '/tmp/test-ocrd-calamari'
+CHECKPOINT = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'gt4histocr-calamari/*.ckpt.json')
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -53,12 +55,44 @@ def test_recognize(workspace):
         input_file_grp="OCR-D-GT-SEG-LINE",
         output_file_grp="OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI",
         parameter={
-            'checkpoint': os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'gt4histocr-calamari/*.ckpt.json')
+            "checkpoint": CHECKPOINT,
         }
     ).process()
     workspace.save_mets()
 
-    page1 = os.path.join(workspace.directory, 'OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI/OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI_0001.xml')
+    page1 = os.path.join(workspace.directory, "OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI/OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI_0001.xml")
     assert os.path.exists(page1)
-    with open(page1, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
-        assert 'verſchuldeten' in f.read()
+    with open(page1, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        assert "verſchuldeten" in f.read()
+
+
+def test_word_segmentation(workspace):
+    CalamariRecognize(
+        workspace,
+        input_file_grp="OCR-D-GT-SEG-LINE",
+        output_file_grp="OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI",
+        parameter={
+            "checkpoint": CHECKPOINT,
+        }
+    ).process()
+    workspace.save_mets()
+
+    page1 = os.path.join(workspace.directory, "OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI/OCR-D-OCR-CALAMARI_0001.xml")
+    assert os.path.exists(page1)
+    tree = etree.parse(page1)
+
+    NSMAP = { "pc": "http://schema.primaresearch.org/PAGE/gts/pagecontent/2019-07-15" }
+
+    # The result should contain a TextLine that contains the text "December"
+    line = tree.xpath(".//pc:TextLine[pc:TextEquiv/pc:Unicode[contains(text(),'December')]]", namespaces=NSMAP)[0]
+    assert line
+
+    # The textline should a. contain multiple words and b. these should concatenate fine to produce the same line text
+    words = line.xpath(".//pc:Word", namespaces=NSMAP)
+    assert len(words) >= 2
+    words_text = " ".join(word.xpath("pc:TextEquiv/pc:Unicode", namespaces=NSMAP)[0].text for word in words)
+    line_text = line.xpath("pc:TextEquiv/pc:Unicode", namespaces=NSMAP)[0].text
+    assert words_text == line_text
+
+
+# vim:tw=120: