diff --git a/testscour.py b/testscour.py
index f5818e6..93e6d6f 100755
--- a/testscour.py
+++ b/testscour.py
@@ -1224,28 +1224,44 @@ class RemoveFontStylesFromNonTextShapes(unittest.TestCase):
                          'font-size not removed from rect')
 
 
-class CollapseConsecutiveHLinesSegments(unittest.TestCase):
+class CollapseStraightPathSegments(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def runTest(self):
-        p = scourXmlFile('unittests/consecutive-hlines.svg').getElementsByTagNameNS(SVGNS, 'path')[0]
-        self.assertEqual(p.getAttribute('d'), 'm100 100h200v100h-200z',
-                         'Did not collapse consecutive hlines segments')
+        doc = scourXmlFile('unittests/collapse-straight-path-segments.svg', parse_args(['--disable-style-to-xml']))
+        paths = doc.getElementsByTagNameNS(SVGNS, 'path')
+        path_data = [path.getAttribute('d') for path in paths]
+        path_data_expected = ['m0 0h30',
+                              'm0 0v30',
+                              'm0 0h10.5v10.5',
+                              'm0 0h10-1v10-1',
+                              'm0 0h30',
+                              'm0 0h30',
+                              'm0 0h10 20',
+                              'm0 0h10 20',
+                              'm0 0h10 20',
+                              'm0 0h10 20',
+                              'm0 0 20 40',
+                              'm0 0 10 10-20-20 10 10-20-20',
+                              'm0 0 1 2m1 2 2 4m1 2 2 4',
+                              'm6.3228 7.1547 81.198 45.258']
 
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[0:3], path_data_expected[0:3],
+                         'Did not collapse h/v commands into a single h/v commands')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[3], path_data_expected[3],
+                         'Collapsed h/v commands with different direction')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[4:6], path_data_expected[4:6],
+                         'Did not collapse h/v commands with only start/end markers present')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[6:10], path_data_expected[6:10],
+                         'Did not preserve h/v commands with intermediate markers present')
 
-class CollapseConsecutiveHLinesCoords(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def runTest(self):
-        p = scourXmlFile('unittests/consecutive-hlines.svg').getElementsByTagNameNS(SVGNS, 'path')[1]
-        self.assertEqual(p.getAttribute('d'), 'm100 300h200v100h-200z',
-                         'Did not collapse consecutive hlines coordinates')
-
-
-class DoNotCollapseConsecutiveHLinesSegsWithDifferingSigns(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def runTest(self):
-        p = scourXmlFile('unittests/consecutive-hlines.svg').getElementsByTagNameNS(SVGNS, 'path')[2]
-        self.assertEqual(p.getAttribute('d'), 'm100 500h300-100v100h-200z',
-                         'Collapsed consecutive hlines segments with differing signs')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[10], path_data_expected[10],
+                         'Did not collapse lineto commands into a single (implicit) lineto command')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[11], path_data_expected[11],
+                         'Collapsed lineto commands with different direction')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[12], path_data_expected[12],
+                         'Collapsed first parameter pair of a moveto subpath')
+        self.assertEqual(path_data[13], path_data_expected[13],
+                         'Did not collapse the nodes of a straight real world path')
 
 
 class ConvertStraightCurvesToLines(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/unittests/collapse-straight-path-segments.svg b/unittests/collapse-straight-path-segments.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10541d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/collapse-straight-path-segments.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg width="100" height="100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+ <defs>
+  <marker id="dot">
+   <circle r="5px"/>
+  </marker>
+ </defs>
+
+ <!-- h/v commands should be collapsed into a single h/v commands -->
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20"/>
+ <path d="m0 0v10 20"/>
+ <path d="m0 0h10 0.5v10 0.5"/>
+ <!-- h/v commands should not be collapsed if they have different direction -->
+ <path d="m0 0h10 -1v10 -1"/>
+ <!-- h/v commands should also be collapsed if only start/end markers are present -->
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20" marker-start="url(#dot)" marker-end="url(#dot)"/>
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20" style="marker-start:url(#dot);marker-end:url(#dot)"/>
+ <!-- h/v commands should be preserved if intermediate markers are present -->
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20" marker="url(#dot)"/>
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20" marker-mid="url(#dot)"/>
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20" style="marker:url(#dot)"/>
+ <path d="m0 0h10 20" style="marker-mid:url(#dot)"/>
+
+ <!-- all lineto commands should be collapsed into a single (implicit if possible) lineto command -->
+ <path d="m 0 0 l 10 20 0.25 0.5 l 0.75 1.5 l 5 10 0.2 0.4 l 3 6 0.8 1.6"/>
+ <!-- must not be collapsed (same slope, but different direction) -->
+ <path d="m 0 0 10 10 -20 -20 l 10 10 -20 -20"/>
+ <!-- first parameter pair of a moveto subpath must not be collapsed as it's not drawn on canvas -->
+ <path d="m0 0 1 2 m 1 2 1 2l 1 2 m 1 2 1 2 1 2"/>
+ <!-- real world example of straight path with multiple nodes -->
+ <path d="m 6.3227953,7.1547422 10.6709787,5.9477588 9.20334,5.129731 22.977448,12.807101 30.447251,16.970601 7.898986,4.402712"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/unittests/consecutive-hlines.svg b/unittests/consecutive-hlines.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index caae623..0000000
--- a/unittests/consecutive-hlines.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-<path fill="#F00" stroke="#0F0" d="M100,100h100h100v100h-200z"/>
-<path fill="#F00" stroke="#0F0" d="M100,300h100,100v100h-200z"/>
-<path fill="#F00" stroke="#0F0" d="M100,500h300h-100v100h-200z"/>
-</svg>