diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
index a061d7b72..58b38c7c8 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ set_indic_properties (hb_glyph_info_t &info, hb_ot_map_t *map, hb_font_t *font)
   if (unlikely (hb_in_range<hb_codepoint_t> (u, 0x0951, 0x0954)))
     cat = OT_VD;
 
+  if (unlikely (u == 0x17D1))
+    cat = OT_X;
   if (cat == OT_X &&
       unlikely (hb_in_range<hb_codepoint_t> (u, 0x17CB, 0x17D3))) /* Khmer Various signs */
   {
diff --git a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt
index aa76bc50d..945dd1d56 100644
--- a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt
+++ b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/south-east-asian/script-khmer/misc/misc.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
 កៀ្រ
 កោ្រ
 កៅ្រ
+ព៑ា