diff --git a/pmd-cpp/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/CppCpdTest.java b/pmd-cpp/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/CppCpdTest.java
index 635613908e..7285c35e2d 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/CppCpdTest.java
+++ b/pmd-cpp/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/CppCpdTest.java
@@ -39,4 +39,21 @@ public class CppCpdTest {
             });
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testMultipleExactMatches() throws Exception {
+        CPDConfiguration configuration = new CPDConfiguration();
+        configuration.setMinimumTileSize(40);
+        configuration.setOnlyRecognizeLanguage(CppLanguageModule.getInstance());
+        try (CpdAnalysis cpd = CpdAnalysis.create(configuration)) {
+            cpd.files().addFile(testdir.resolve("multipleExactMatches.c"));
+
+            cpd.performAnalysis(matches -> {
+                // There should only be 1 duplication, and it should be maximal
+                assertEquals(1, matches.getMatches().size());
+                assertEquals(3, matches.getMatches().get(0).getMarkCount());
+                assertEquals(41, matches.getMatches().get(0).getTokenCount());
+            });
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/testdata/multipleExactMatches.c b/pmd-cpp/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/testdata/multipleExactMatches.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..853655957e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-cpp/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/cpd/testdata/multipleExactMatches.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+unsigned char _ctype[] = { 3,
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+4
+};
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