diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermBy.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermBy.php
index f5a2162d50..29a6bdc1aa 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermBy.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermBy.php
@@ -20,4 +20,20 @@ class Tests_Term_GetTermBy extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$term = get_term_by( 'id', 123456, 'category' );
 		$this->assertFalse( $term );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 16282
+	 */
+	public function test_get_term_by_slug_should_match_nonaccented_equivalents() {
+		register_taxonomy( 'wptests_tax', 'post' );
+
+		$slug = 'ńaș';
+		$t = $this->factory->term->create( array(
+			'slug' => $slug,
+			'taxonomy' => 'wptests_tax',
+		) );
+
+		$found = get_term_by( 'slug', 'nas', 'wptests_tax' );
+		$this->assertSame( $t, $found->term_id );
+	}
 }