diff --git a/test/source/_posts/2014-11-24-Rmd-extension.Rmd b/test/source/_posts/2014-11-24-Rmd-extension.Rmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/test_generated_site.rb b/test/test_generated_site.rb
index 37818726..0b157e85 100644
--- a/test/test_generated_site.rb
+++ b/test/test_generated_site.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class TestGeneratedSite < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     should "ensure post count is as expected" do
-      assert_equal 43, @site.posts.size
+      assert_equal 44, @site.posts.size
     end
 
     should "insert site.posts into the index" do
diff --git a/test/test_post.rb b/test/test_post.rb
index 582d100a..65eaaf92 100644
--- a/test/test_post.rb
+++ b/test/test_post.rb
@@ -677,6 +677,13 @@ class TestPost < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert conv.kind_of? Jekyll::Converters::Identity
     end
 
+    should "process .Rmd under text if it is not in the markdown config" do
+      @site.config['markdown_ext'] = 'markdown,mkd,md,text'
+      post = setup_post '2014-11-24-Rmd-extension.Rmd'
+      conv = post.converters.first
+      assert conv.kind_of? Jekyll::Converters::Identity
+    end
+
     should "process .text as textile under alternate configuration" do
       @site.config['textile_ext'] = 'textile,text'
       post = setup_post '2011-04-12-text-extension.text'