diff --git a/test/syntax-errors.json b/test/syntax-errors.json
index c607e632e8..4fc4481f7a 100644
--- a/test/syntax-errors.json
+++ b/test/syntax-errors.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   "{{}",
   "{{}}}",
   "{|foo| #markup}",
-  "{/tag foo=bar}",
   "{{missing end brace}",
   "{{missing end braces",
   "{{missing end {$braces",
diff --git a/test/test-core.json b/test/test-core.json
index b94c29ddef..db7c03af51 100644
--- a/test/test-core.json
+++ b/test/test-core.json
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "src": "{/tag foo=bar}",
+    "exp": "",
+    "parts": [
+      {
+        "type": "markup",
+        "kind": "close",
+        "name": "tag",
+        "options": { "foo": "bar" }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+
   {
     "src": "{#tag a:foo=|foo| b:bar=$bar}",
     "params": { "bar": "b a r" },