diff --git a/test/models/invalid/malformed.obj b/test/models/invalid/malformed.obj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ba7f50ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/models/invalid/malformed.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#	                Vertices: 8
+#	                  Points: 0
+#	                   Lines: 0
+#	                   Faces: 6
+#	               Materials: 1
+
+o 1
+
+# Vertex list
+
+v -0.5 -0.5 0.5
+v -0.5 -0.5 -0.5
+v -0.5 0.5 -0.5
+v -0.5 0.5 0.5
+v 0.5 -0.5 0.5
+v 0.5 -0.5 -0.5
+v 0.5 0.5 -0.5
+v 0.5 0.5 0.5
+
+# Point/Line/Face list
+
+usemtl Default
+f 4 12 2 1
+f 2 6 5 1
+f -1 7 6 2
+f 8 7 3 4
+f 5 8 8 1
+f 0 7 8 5
+
+# End of file
diff --git a/test/models/invalid/malformed2.obj b/test/models/invalid/malformed2.obj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e885b1a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/models/invalid/malformed2.obj
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#	                Vertices: 8
+#	                  Points: 0
+#	                   Lines: 0
+#	                   Faces: 6
+#	               Materials: 1
+
+o -1
+
+# Vertex list
+
+v -0.5 -0.5 0.5
+v -0.5 -0.5 -0.5
+v -0.5 0.5 -0.5
+v -0.5 0.5 0.5
+v 0.5 -0.5 0.5
+v 0.5 -0.5 -0.5
+v 0.5 0.5 -0.5
+v 0.5 0.5 0.5
+
+# Point/Line/Face list
+
+usemtl DefaultDoesNotExist
+f
+f 2 6 5 1
+f 3 7 6 2
+f 8 7 3 4
+f 5 8 4 1
+f 6 7 8 5
+
+# End of file
diff --git a/test/models/invalid/readme.txt b/test/models/invalid/readme.txt
index 61383dd9f..50b5fc1ce 100644
--- a/test/models/invalid/readme.txt
+++ b/test/models/invalid/readme.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ GENERAL
 
 The files in this directory are invalid ... some of them are empty, 
 others have invalid vertices or faces, others are prepared to make
- assimp allocate a few hundreds gigs of memory ...
+ assimp allocate a few hundreds gigs of memory ... most are 
+actually regression tests, i.e. there was once a bugfix that
+fixed the respective loaders.
 
 This test case is successful if the library (and the viewer) don't
 crash.
@@ -23,4 +25,7 @@ OutOfMemory.off - the number of faces is invalid. There won't be
 empty.<x> - These files are completely empty. The corresponding
    loaders should not crash.
 
+malformed.obj - out-of-range vertex indices
+malformed2.obj - non-existent material referenced
+