diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.hh b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.hh
index 8c6e17184..63dc93ea9 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.hh
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ set_indic_properties (hb_glyph_info_t &info)
   else if (unlikely (u == 0x1133Bu || u == 0x1133Cu)) cat = OT_N;
 
   else if (unlikely (u == 0x0AFBu)) cat = OT_N; /* https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/552 */
+  else if (unlikely (u == 0x0B55u)) cat = OT_N; /* https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/2849 */
 
   else if (unlikely (u == 0x0980u)) cat = OT_PLACEHOLDER; /* https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/538 */
   else if (unlikely (u == 0x09FCu)) cat = OT_PLACEHOLDER; /* https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/pull/1613 */
diff --git a/test/shaping/data/in-house/fonts/b3075ca42b27dde7341c2d0ae16703c5b6640df0.ttf b/test/shaping/data/in-house/fonts/b3075ca42b27dde7341c2d0ae16703c5b6640df0.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d0b3cdea
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diff --git a/test/shaping/data/in-house/tests/indic-syllable.tests b/test/shaping/data/in-house/tests/indic-syllable.tests
index 264983bf0..ff80aaf46 100644
--- a/test/shaping/data/in-house/tests/indic-syllable.tests
+++ b/test/shaping/data/in-house/tests/indic-syllable.tests
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@
 ../fonts/81c368a33816fb20e9f647e8f24e2180f4720263.ttf:--no-glyph-names:U+0C80,U+0C82:[1=0+502|2=0+502]
 ../fonts/f75c4b05a0a4d67c1a808081ae3d74a9c66509e8.ttf::U+0A20,U+0A75,U+0A47:[tthaguru=0+1352|yakashguru=0@-90,0+0|eematraguru=0@-411,0+0]
 ../fonts/f75c4b05a0a4d67c1a808081ae3d74a9c66509e8.ttf::U+0A20,U+0A75,U+0A42:[tthaguru=0+1352|yakashuuguru=0+0]
+../fonts/b3075ca42b27dde7341c2d0ae16703c5b6640df0.ttf::U+0B2C,U+0B55,U+0B3E:[uni0B2C=0+641|uni0B55=0+0|uni0B3E=0+253]
+../fonts/b3075ca42b27dde7341c2d0ae16703c5b6640df0.ttf::U+0B2C,U+0B3E,U+0B55:[uni0B2C=0+641|uni0B3E=0+253|uni0B55=0+0]