diff --git a/spacy/tests/conftest.py b/spacy/tests/conftest.py
index 3d9e0adcc..d21d7d313 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/conftest.py
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ def fi_tokenizer():
     return Finnish.Defaults.create_tokenizer()
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def sv_tokenizer():
+    return Swedish.Defaults.create_tokenizer()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def stringstore():
     return StringStore()
diff --git a/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue805.py b/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue805.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f23aff426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue805.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# encoding: utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import pytest
+
+SV_TOKEN_EXCEPTION_TESTS = [
+    ('Smörsåsen används bl.a. till fisk', ['Smörsåsen', 'används', 'bl.a.', 'till', 'fisk']),
+    ('Jag kommer först kl. 13 p.g.a. diverse förseningar', ['Jag', 'kommer', 'först', 'kl.', '13', 'p.g.a.', 'diverse', 'förseningar'])
+]
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('text,expected_tokens', SV_TOKEN_EXCEPTION_TESTS)
+def test_issue805(sv_tokenizer, text, expected_tokens):
+    tokens = sv_tokenizer(text)
+    token_list = [token.text for token in tokens if not token.is_space]
+    assert expected_tokens == token_list