diff --git a/yaml/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/yaml/failing/NameQuoting306Test.java b/yaml/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/yaml/failing/NameQuoting306Test.java
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+package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.failing;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.ModuleTestBase;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLMapper;
+
+// for [dataformats-text#306]
+public class NameQuoting306Test extends ModuleTestBase
+{
+    private final YAMLMapper MAPPER = newObjectMapper();
+
+    // for [dataformats-text#306]
+    public void testComplexName() throws Exception
+    {
+        final String key = "SomeKey:\nOtherLine";
+        Map<?,?> input = Collections.singletonMap(key, 302);
+        final String doc = MAPPER.writeValueAsString(input);
+        Map<?,?> actual = MAPPER.readValue(doc, Map.class);
+        assertEquals(input, actual);
+    }
+}