diff --git a/testscour.py b/testscour.py
index 8054371..50ad4e3 100755
--- a/testscour.py
+++ b/testscour.py
@@ -1818,6 +1818,17 @@ class HandleQuotesInAttributes(unittest.TestCase):
                         'Failed on attribute value with the same number of double quotes as single quotes')
 
 
+class PreserveQuotesInStyles(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def runTest(self):
+        with open('unittests/quotes-in-styles.svg', "rb") as f:
+            output = scourString(f.read())
+        self.assertTrue('use[id="t"]' in output,
+                        'Failed to preserve quote characters in a style element')
+        self.assertTrue("'Times New Roman'" in output,
+                        'Failed to preserve quote characters in a style attribute')
+
+
 class DoNotStripCommentsOutsideOfRoot(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def runTest(self):
diff --git a/unittests/quotes-in-styles.svg b/unittests/quotes-in-styles.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38a30f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/quotes-in-styles.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+ <style>use[id="t"] {font-size: small}</style>
+ <text id="t" style="font-family:'Times New Roman'"/>
+</svg>