diff --git a/tests/data.py b/tests/data.py
index c904e8f..4503c05 100755
--- a/tests/data.py
+++ b/tests/data.py
@@ -2808,3 +2808,34 @@ data_stream_layout_kwargs = [
     ["A.O.P Cornas", ""],
     ["Domaine Lionnet « Terre Brûlée » 2012", "15 €"],
 ]
+
+data_stream_vertical_headers = [
+    ['', 'Number of Registered voters', 'Poll Book Totals', 'Brian Calley', 'Patrick Colbeck', 'Jim Hines', 'Bill Schuette', 'John James', 'Sandy Pensler', '', 'Jack Bergman', '',
+        'Jim Stamas', 'Sue Allor', 'Melissa A. Cordes', '', 'Al Scully', '', 'Daniel G. Gauthier', 'Craig M. Clemens', 'Craig Johnston', 'Carolyn Brummund', 'Adam Brege', 'David Bielusiak', ''],
+    ['Alcona', '963', '439', '55', '26', '47', '164', '173', '111', '', '268',
+        '', '272', '275', '269', '', '271', '', '224', '76', '', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['Caledonia', '923', '393', '40', '23', '45', '158', '150', '103', '', '244',
+        '', '247', '254', '255', '', '244', '', '139', '143', '', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['Curtis', '1026', '349', '30', '30', '25', '102', '95', '84', '', '159',
+        '', '164', '162', '161', '', '157', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['Greenbush', '1212', '423', '56', '26', '40', '126', '104', '131', '', '208',
+        '', '213', '214', '215', '', '208', '', '', '', '', '208', '', '', ''],
+    ['Gustin', '611', '180', '22', '35', '17', '55', '73', '45', '', '108',
+        '', '104', '111', '111', '', '109', '', '', '', '', '', '81', '42', ''],
+    ['Harrisville', '1142', '430', '45', '90', '29', '101', '155', '94', '', '226',
+        '', '226', '232', '244', '', '226', '', '', '', '232', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['Hawes', '884', '293', '38', '36', '27', '109', '121', '84', '', '192',
+        '', '195', '195', '193', '', '184', '', '', '', '', '', '118', '87', ''],
+    ['Haynes', '626', '275', '31', '20', '32', '104', '121', '53', '', '163',
+        '', '163', '173', '161', '', '152', '', '', '', '76', '', '69', '31', ''],
+    ['Mikado', '781', '208', '19', '39', '17', '81', '90', '63', '', '149',
+        '', '149', '145', '147', '', '143', '', '', '', '', '113', '', '', ''],
+    ['Millen', '353', '139', '7', '16', '13', '38', '49', '19', '', '62',
+        '', '66', '67', '66', '', '62', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['Mitchell', '327', '96', '12', '17', '7', '29', '41', '17', '', '57',
+        '', '55', '57', '60', '', '56', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['City Harrisville', '389', '171', '16', '15', '18', '35', '49', '31', '',
+        '78', '', '80', '82', '81', '', '77', '', '', '', '73', '', '', '', ''],
+    ['Totals', '9237', '3396', '371', '373', '317', '1102', '1221', '835', '0', '1914', '0',
+        '1934', '1967', '1963', '0', '1889', '0', '363', '219', '381', '321', '268', '160', '0']
+]
diff --git a/tests/files/vertical_header.pdf b/tests/files/vertical_header.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a343305
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diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index 6fadc9d..f8d158e 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@ def test_stream_layout_kwargs():
     assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
+def test_stream_vertical_header():
+    df = pd.DataFrame(data_stream_vertical_headers)
+
+    filename = os.path.join(testdir, "vertical_header.pdf")
+    tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream")
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
+
+
 def test_lattice():
     df = pd.DataFrame(data_lattice)