diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/aapt2/BuildAndDecodeTest.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/aapt2/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
index 6b0b66d8..c15ab9ee 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/aapt2/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/aapt2/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public class BuildAndDecodeTest extends BaseTest {
         compareXmlFiles("res/navigation/nav_graph.xml");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void leadingDollarSignResourceNameTest() throws BrutException {
+        compareXmlFiles("res/drawable/$avd_hide_password__0.xml");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void confirmManifestStructureTest() throws BrutException {
         compareXmlFiles("AndroidManifest.xml");
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/aapt2/testapp/res/drawable/$avd_hide_password__0.xml b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/aapt2/testapp/res/drawable/$avd_hide_password__0.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc692719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/aapt2/testapp/res/drawable/$avd_hide_password__0.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"></vector>
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