diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.inc b/tests/data/Makefile.inc
index d1556dadc..f28f24c8b 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.inc
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.inc
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ test1444 test1445 test1446 test1447 test1448 test1449 test1450 test1451 \
 test1452 test1453 test1454 test1455 test1456 test1457 test1458\
 test1500 test1501 test1502 test1503 test1504 test1505 test1506 test1507 \
 test1508 test1509 test1510 test1511 test1512 test1513 test1514 test1515 \
-test1516 test1517 test1518 test1519 test1520 test1521 test1522 \
+test1516 test1517 test1518 test1519 test1520 test1521 test1522 test1523 \
 \
 test1525 test1526 test1527 test1528 test1529 test1530 test1531 test1532 \
 test1533 test1534 test1535 test1536 test1537 test1538 \
diff --git a/tests/data/test1523 b/tests/data/test1523
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..015f50518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test1523
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+CURLINFO_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT
+</keywords>
+</info>
+
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<data nocheck="yes">
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Content-Length: 3
+Connection: close
+Funny-head: yesyes
+
+AA
+</data>
+<servercmd>
+writedelay: 1
+</servercmd>
+</reply>
+#
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<server>
+http
+</server>
+<tool>
+lib1523
+</tool>
+
+<name>
+CURLINFO_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT
+</name>
+
+<command>
+http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/1523
+</command>
+<killserver>
+http
+</killserver>
+</client>
+
+#
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+</verify>
+</testcase>
diff --git a/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc b/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc
index 31467e135..0eb99a1d8 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc
+++ b/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = chkhostname libauthretry libntlmconnect                \
  lib1156 \
  lib1500 lib1501 lib1502 lib1503 lib1504 lib1505 lib1506 lib1507 lib1508 \
  lib1509 lib1510 lib1511 lib1512 lib1513 lib1514 lib1515         lib1517 \
- lib1518         lib1520 lib1521 lib1522 \
+ lib1518         lib1520 lib1521 lib1522 lib1523 \
  lib1525 lib1526 lib1527 lib1528 lib1529 lib1530 lib1531 lib1532 lib1533 \
  lib1534 lib1535 lib1536 lib1537 lib1538 \
  lib1540 lib1541 \
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ lib1521_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(srcdir)
 lib1522_SOURCES = lib1522.c $(SUPPORTFILES)
 lib1522_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
+lib1523_SOURCES = lib1523.c $(SUPPORTFILES)
+lib1523_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+
 lib1525_SOURCES = lib1525.c $(SUPPORTFILES) $(TESTUTIL) $(WARNLESS)
 lib1525_LDADD = $(TESTUTIL_LIBS)
 lib1525_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DLIB1525
diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib1523.c b/tests/libtest/lib1523.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..170527d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib1523.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                                  _   _ ____  _
+ *  Project                     ___| | | |  _ \| |
+ *                             / __| | | | |_) | |
+ *                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___
+ *                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2019, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
+ * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
+ * are also available at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html.
+ *
+ * You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, under the terms of the COPYING file.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#include "test.h"
+
+/* test case and code based on https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/3927 */
+
+#include "testutil.h"
+#include "warnless.h"
+#include "memdebug.h"
+
+static int dload_progress_cb(void *a, curl_off_t b, curl_off_t c,
+                             curl_off_t d, curl_off_t e)
+{
+  (void)a;
+  (void)b;
+  (void)c;
+  (void)d;
+  (void)e;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static size_t write_cb(char *d, size_t n, size_t l, void *p)
+{
+  /* take care of the data here, ignored in this example */
+  (void)d;
+  (void)p;
+  return n*l;
+}
+
+static CURLcode run(CURL *hnd, long limit, long time)
+{
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, limit);
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, time);
+  return curl_easy_perform(hnd);
+}
+
+int test(char *URL)
+{
+  CURLcode ret;
+  CURL *hnd = curl_easy_init();
+  char buffer[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_URL, URL);
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, write_cb);
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER, buffer);
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS, 0L);
+  curl_easy_setopt(hnd, CURLOPT_XFERINFOFUNCTION, dload_progress_cb);
+
+  printf("Start: %d\n", time(NULL));
+  ret = run(hnd, 1, 2);
+  if(ret)
+    fprintf(stderr, "error %d: %s\n", ret, buffer);
+
+  ret = run(hnd, 12000, 1);
+  if(ret != CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT)
+    fprintf(stderr, "error %d: %s\n", ret, buffer);
+  else
+    ret = 0;
+
+  printf("End: %d\n", time(NULL));
+  curl_easy_cleanup(hnd);
+
+  return (int)ret;
+}