diff --git a/tests/bugfixes/redmine/test_issue_1043.py b/tests/bugfixes/redmine/test_issue_1043.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import string
+
+import system_tests
+
+
+class FailureOnCifsShares(metaclass=system_tests.CaseMeta):
+
+    url = "http://dev.exiv2.org/issues/1043"
+    num = 1043
+
+    original_file = system_tests.path("$data_path/exiv2-bug884c.jpg")
+
+    files = [
+        system_tests.path("$data_path/bug$num-" + char + ".jpg")
+        for char in string.ascii_uppercase
+    ]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        for fname in self.files:
+            shutil.copyfile(self.original_file, fname)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        for fname in self.files:
+            os.remove(fname)
+
+    commands = [
+        """$exiv2 -u -v -M"set Exif.Photo.UserComment Test Bug $num my filename is {fname_short}" {fname}"""\
+        .format(fname=fname, fname_short=os.path.split(fname)[1])
+        for fname in files
+    ] + [
+        # workaround for * wildcard in bash:
+        """$exiv2 -PE -g UserComment {!s}""".format(" ".join(files))
+    ]
+
+    retval = [0] * (len(files) + 1)
+    stdout = [
+        """File 1/1: {fname}
+Set Exif.Photo.UserComment "Test Bug $num my filename is {fname_short}" (Comment)
+"""
+        .format(fname=fname, fname_short=os.path.split(fname)[1])
+        for fname in files
+    ] + [
+        """""".join(
+            """{fname}  Exif.Photo.UserComment                       Undefined  50  Test Bug $num my filename is {fname_short}
+"""
+            .format(fname=fname, fname_short=os.path.split(fname)[1])
+            for fname in files
+        )
+    ]
+
+    stderr= [""] * (len(files) + 1)