diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
index f75a500c8..228fc632f 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ set_indic_properties (hb_glyph_info_t &info, hb_ot_map_t *map, hb_font_t *font)
     pos = POS_SMVD;
   }
 
+  if (unlikely (u == 0x0B01)) pos = POS_BEFORE_SUB; /* Oriya Bindu is BeforeSub in the spec. */
 
 
   info.indic_category() = cat;
diff --git a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/MANIFEST b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/MANIFEST
index 29cfb2f28..66a2468d3 100644
--- a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/MANIFEST
+++ b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/MANIFEST
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+bindu.txt
 misc.txt
diff --git a/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/bindu.txt b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/bindu.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13de6eef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shaping/texts/in-tree/shaper-indic/indic/script-oriya/misc/bindu.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ମୁଁ
+ମୁଂ