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diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/styles/marker-vs-point.xml b/tests/visual_tests/styles/marker-vs-point.xml
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index 000000000..aaa6b9680
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+<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs"
+     background-color="green"
+     background-image-opacity="0.8"
+     background-image-comp-op="screen"
+     background-image="../data/pattern.png">
+  
+  <Style name="markers">
+    <Rule>
+      <MarkersSymbolizer
+	  width="60"
+	  height="60"
+	  file="../../data/svg/transparent_circle.svg"
+	  />
+    </Rule>
+  </Style>
+
+  <Style name="points">
+    <Rule>
+      <PointSymbolizer
+	  file="../../data/svg/transparent_circle.svg"
+	  />
+    </Rule>
+  </Style>
+
+  <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+    <StyleName>markers</StyleName>
+    <Datasource>
+      <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+      <Parameter name="inline">
+x,y
+-2.5,3
+-2.5,0
+-2.5,-3
+      </Parameter>
+    </Datasource>
+  </Layer>
+  
+  <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+    <StyleName>points</StyleName>
+    <Datasource>
+      <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+      <Parameter name="inline">
+x,y
+2.5,3
+2.5,0
+2.5,-3
+      </Parameter>
+    </Datasource>
+  </Layer>
+  
+  <!-- points to frame data view -->
+  
+  <Style name="frame">
+    <Rule>
+      <PointSymbolizer />
+    </Rule>
+  </Style>
+  
+  <Layer name="frame" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+    <StyleName>frame</StyleName>
+    <Datasource>
+      <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+      <Parameter name="inline">
+x,y
+-5,-5
+5,-5
+-5,5
+5,5
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+    </Datasource>
+  </Layer>
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+</Map>
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diff --git a/tests/visual_tests/test.py b/tests/visual_tests/test.py
index 8295b1920..06b529996 100755
--- a/tests/visual_tests/test.py
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     'image-filters-galore':{'sizes':[(512,512)]},
     'image-filters-multi-blur':{'sizes':[(512,512)]},
-    'line-opacity-multi-render':{'sizes':[(512,512)]}
+    'line-opacity-multi-render':{'sizes':[(512,512)]},
+    'marker-vs-point':{'sizes':[(512,512)]}
     }
 
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