diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 18fbda99..772a461c 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 - save a 16-bit image to tiff with jpg compression ... should it autoconvert?
 
-- test autorotate flags on tiff and jpeg
-
-  see https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/243
-
-
-
-
+- try:
 
+	$ vipsheader blankpage.pdf 
+	temp-0: 595x842 uchar, 4 bands, srgb, pdfload
 
+  filename is not set?
 
+  try other files in test/images
 
+- see https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips/issues/243
 
 - tiff write does not support [strip]
 
diff --git a/test/test_foreign.py b/test/test_foreign.py
index a315547a..9f1f4105 100755
--- a/test/test_foreign.py
+++ b/test/test_foreign.py
@@ -201,6 +201,17 @@ class TestForeign(unittest.TestCase):
             os.unlink("test-12.jpg")
             os.unlink("test-13.jpg")
 
+            x = Vips.Image.new_from_file(self.jpeg_file)
+            x = x.copy()
+            x.set_value("orientation", 6)
+            x.write_to_file("test-14.jpg")
+
+            x1 = Vips.Image.new_from_file("test-14.jpg")
+            x2 = Vips.Image.new_from_file("test-14.jpg", autorotate = True)
+            self.assertEqual(x1.width, x2.height)
+            self.assertEqual(x1.height, x2.width)
+            os.unlink("test-14.jpg")
+
     def test_png(self):
         x = Vips.type_find("VipsForeign", "pngload")
         if not x.is_instantiatable():
@@ -285,6 +296,17 @@ class TestForeign(unittest.TestCase):
         os.unlink("test-12.tif")
         os.unlink("test-13.tif")
 
+        x = Vips.Image.new_from_file(self.tiff_file)
+        x = x.copy()
+        x.set_value("orientation", 6)
+        x.write_to_file("test-14.tif")
+
+        x1 = Vips.Image.new_from_file("test-14.tif")
+        x2 = Vips.Image.new_from_file("test-14.tif", autorotate = True)
+        self.assertEqual(x1.width, x2.height)
+        self.assertEqual(x1.height, x2.width)
+        os.unlink("test-14.tif")
+
     def test_magickload(self):
         x = Vips.type_find("VipsForeign", "magickload")
         if not x.is_instantiatable():