diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/gst/typefindfunctions.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/gst/typefindfunctions.c
index 0bdef0c07d..9c47bb4436 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/gst/typefindfunctions.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/gst/typefindfunctions.c
@@ -508,6 +508,19 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_webvtt)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_subparse)
+{
+  const gchar *type;
+  GstCaps *caps = NULL;
+
+  caps = typefind_test_file ("subrip.srt");
+  type = gst_structure_get_name (gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0));
+  fail_unless_equals_string (type, "application/x-subtitle");
+  gst_caps_unref (caps);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 static Suite *
 typefindfunctions_suite (void)
 {
@@ -526,6 +539,7 @@ typefindfunctions_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_hls_m3u8);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_manifest_typefinding);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_webvtt);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_subparse);
 
   return s;
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/files/subrip.srt b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/files/subrip.srt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffeeb9b3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/files/subrip.srt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+1
+00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,000
+One
+
+2
+00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,000
+Two
+
+3
+00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,000
+Three
+
+4
+00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,000
+Four
+