diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.am b/tests/data/Makefile.am
index 8fc0b3480a..7b519da8ae 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.am
@@ -211,10 +211,9 @@ test1566 test1567 test1568 test1569 test1570 test1571 test1572 test1573 \
test1574 test1575 test1576 test1577 test1578 test1579 test1580 test1581 \
\
test1590 test1591 test1592 test1593 test1594 test1595 test1596 test1597 \
-test1598 \
-test1600 test1601 test1602 test1603 test1604 test1605 test1606 test1607 \
-test1608 test1609 test1610 test1611 test1612 test1613 test1614 test1615 \
-test1616 \
+test1598 test1599 test1600 test1601 test1602 test1603 test1604 test1605 \
+test1606 test1607 test1608 test1609 test1610 test1611 test1612 test1613 \
+test1614 test1615 test1616 \
test1620 test1621 \
\
test1630 test1631 test1632 test1633 test1634 test1635 \
diff --git a/tests/data/test1599 b/tests/data/test1599
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60d5338f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test1599
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+
+
+FTP
+netrc
+
+
+
+# Test based on GitHub issue 17659
+#
+# Server-side
+
+
+-foo-
+
+
+
+#
+# Client-side
+
+
+ftp
+
+
+FTP with netrc using no user but control code in password
+
+
+ftp://%HOSTIP:%FTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER log/netrc%TESTNUMBER
+
+
+lib%TESTNUMBER
+
+
+default passwor?dlogin anonymou\ ' password login anonymous passwor?d.'macdef
+
+
+
+#
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+
+
+0
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc b/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc
index 77c7cbdc27..4619f70ff6 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc
+++ b/tests/libtest/Makefile.inc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ TESTFILES = \
lib1550.c lib1551.c lib1552.c lib1553.c lib1554.c lib1555.c lib1556.c lib1557.c \
lib1558.c lib1559.c lib1560.c lib1564.c lib1565.c lib1567.c lib1568.c lib1569.c lib1571.c \
lib1576.c \
- lib1591.c lib1592.c lib1593.c lib1594.c lib1597.c lib1598.c \
+ lib1591.c lib1592.c lib1593.c lib1594.c lib1597.c lib1598.c lib1599.c \
\
lib1662.c \
\
diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib1599.c b/tests/libtest/lib1599.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30f2033226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib1599.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ * _ _ ____ _
+ * Project ___| | | | _ \| |
+ * / __| | | | |_) | |
+ * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___
+ * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, , et al.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
+ * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
+ * are also available at https://curl.se/docs/copyright.html.
+ *
+ * You may opt to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, under the terms of the COPYING file.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
+ *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#include "test.h"
+
+#include "testtrace.h"
+
+static CURLcode test_lib1599(char *URL)
+{
+ CURL *curl;
+ CURLcode res = CURLE_OK;
+
+ global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
+ curl = curl_easy_init();
+ if(curl) {
+ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, URL);
+ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
+ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC, (long)CURL_NETRC_REQUIRED);
+ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NETRC_FILE, libtest_arg2);
+
+ res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+ curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+ }
+ curl_global_cleanup();
+ return res;
+}