diff --git a/tests/utests/basic/test_xml.c b/tests/utests/basic/test_xml.c
index 7e8132d..8bf6bed 100644
--- a/tests/utests/basic/test_xml.c
+++ b/tests/utests/basic/test_xml.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     ly_in_free(in, 0);
 
     /* headers and comments */
-    str = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>  <!-- comment --> <![CDATA[<greeting>Hello, world!</greeting>]]> <?TEST xxx?> <element/>";
+    str = "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>  <!-- comment --> <?TEST xxx?> <element/>";
     assert_int_equal(LY_SUCCESS, ly_in_new_memory(str, &in));
     assert_int_equal(LY_SUCCESS, lyxml_ctx_new(UTEST_LYCTX, in, &xmlctx));
     assert_int_equal(LYXML_ELEMENT, xmlctx->status);
@@ -440,6 +440,18 @@
     assert_true(!strncmp("$¢€𐍈", xmlctx->value, xmlctx->value_len));
     assert_int_equal(xmlctx->ws_only, 0);
     assert_int_equal(xmlctx->dynamic, 1);
+    ly_in_free(in, 0);
+
+    /* CDATA value */
+    assert_int_equal(LY_SUCCESS, ly_in_new_memory(">   <![CDATA[    special non-escaped chars <>&\"'  ]]>  </a>", &in));
+    xmlctx->in = in;
+    LOG_LOCINIT(NULL, NULL, NULL, in);
+    xmlctx->status = LYXML_ATTR_CONTENT;
+    assert_int_equal(LY_SUCCESS, lyxml_ctx_next(xmlctx));
+    assert_int_equal(LYXML_ELEM_CONTENT, xmlctx->status);
+    assert_true(!strncmp("       special non-escaped chars <>&\"'    ", xmlctx->value, xmlctx->value_len));
+    assert_int_equal(xmlctx->ws_only, 0);
+    assert_int_equal(xmlctx->dynamic, 1);
     free((char *)xmlctx->value);
     ly_in_free(in, 0);