Index: wp-testcase/test_includes_formatting.php
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--- wp-testcase/test_includes_formatting.php	(revision 320)
+++ wp-testcase/test_includes_formatting.php	(working copy)
@@ -464,6 +464,12 @@
 		$this->assertEquals('&#8220;<strong>Quoted Text</strong>&#8221;,', wptexturize('"<strong>Quoted Text</strong>",'));
 	}
 	
+	//WP Ticket #15444
+	function test_tag_followed_by_quote() {
+		$this->knownWPBug(15444);
+		$this->assertEquals('<a href="#">Jim</a>&#8217;s red bike.', wptexturize('<a href="#">Jim</a>\'s red bike.'));
+	}
+
 	function test_x() {
 		$this->assertEquals('14&#215;24', wptexturize("14x24"));
 	}