diff --git a/tests/sphinx_nested_header_block/conf.py b/tests/sphinx_nested_header_block/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0140e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sphinx_nested_header_block/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from recommonmark.parser import CommonMarkParser
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+source_suffix = '.md'
+source_parsers = { '.md': CommonMarkParser }
+master_doc = 'index'
+project = u'sphinxproj'
+copyright = u'2015, rtfd'
+author = u'rtfd'
+version = '0.1'
+release = '0.1'
+highlight_language = 'python'
+language = None
+exclude_patterns = ['_build']
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+todo_include_todos = False
+html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+htmlhelp_basename = 'sphinxproj'
diff --git a/tests/sphinx_nested_header_block/index.md b/tests/sphinx_nested_header_block/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6008f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sphinx_nested_header_block/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+> # Header
diff --git a/tests/test_sphinx.py b/tests/test_sphinx.py
index d261239..d749864 100644
--- a/tests/test_sphinx.py
+++ b/tests/test_sphinx.py
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ class IndentedCodeTests(SphinxIntegrationTests):
             '<div class="highlight">'
         )
 
+class NestedHeaderBlock(SphinxIntegrationTests):
+
+    def test_integration(self):
+        self._run_test(
+            'sphinx_nested_header_block',
+            '_build/text/index.html',
+            '<h1>'
+        )
+
 class CustomExtensionTests(SphinxIntegrationTests):
 
     def test_integration(self):