diff --git a/tests/browser/features/persistent_settings.feature b/tests/browser/features/persistent_settings.feature
index 54dd2c7e..1d1cdfb5 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/persistent_settings.feature
+++ b/tests/browser/features/persistent_settings.feature
@@ -20,3 +20,14 @@ Feature: Persistent settings
     When I close the panel to discard the changes
       And I visit a random page
     Then the selected interface font must be Systemschriftart
+
+  Scenario: Changing both a font and an input method is saved
+    When I open Input side panel of language settings
+      And I click the button with the ellipsis
+      And in the language filter I type ml
+      And I click on the link to select Malayalam
+      And I select the ml-inscript2 input method in the panel
+      And I apply the changes
+      And I visit a random page
+    Then the selected interface font must be OpenDyslexic
+      And the selected input method for Malayalam is ml-inscript2
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/step_definitions/persistent_settings_steps.rb b/tests/browser/features/step_definitions/persistent_settings_steps.rb
index bc3e3e20..104cd833 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/step_definitions/persistent_settings_steps.rb
+++ b/tests/browser/features/step_definitions/persistent_settings_steps.rb
@@ -4,3 +4,13 @@ Then(/^the selected interface font must be (.*?)$/) do |font|
 	step 'I open Fonts panel of language settings'
 	on(PanelPage).font_for_interface.should == font
 end
+
+Then(/^the selected input method for Malayalam is ml-inscript2$/) do
+	@browser.execute_script(
+		"return $.parseJSON( mw.user.options.values['uls-preferences'] ).ime.imes.ml"
+	).should == 'ml-inscript2'
+end
+
+When(/^I select the ml-inscript2 input method in the panel$/) do
+	on(PanelPage).ml_inscript2_radio_element.click
+end
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/panel_page.rb b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/panel_page.rb
index ecd28a14..a3d5fdb6 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/panel_page.rb
+++ b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/panel_page.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class PanelPage
 
 	div(:uls_display_settings, class: 'uls-display-settings')
 
+	radio_button(:ml_inscript2_radio, id: 'ml-inscript2')
+
 	# Is there way to access the html element?
 	div(:interface, id: 'footer')
 
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/random_page.rb b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/random_page.rb
index d0d7ab3e..30dcc2ce 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/random_page.rb
+++ b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/random_page.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+
 class RandomPage
   include PageObject
 
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ class RandomPage
   a(:download_as_pdf, text: 'Download as PDF')
   a(:download_the_file, text: 'Download the file')
   li(:main_page, id: 'n-mainpage-description')
-  a(:malayalam_link, title: 'Malayalam')
+  a(:malayalam_link, text: 'മലയാളം')
   a(:print_export, text: 'Print/export')
   a(:printable_version, text: 'Printable version')
   button(:search_button, id: 'searchButton')