diff --git a/tests/test_export_convert_to_jpeg.py b/tests/test_export_convert_to_jpeg.py
index e992b15e..5b2c82a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_export_convert_to_jpeg.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_convert_to_jpeg.py
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ NAMES_DICT = {
     "heic": "7783E8E6-9CAC-40F3-BE22-81FB7051C266.jpeg",
 }
 
+UUID_LIVE_HEIC = "1337F3F6-5C9F-4FC7-80CC-BD9A5B928F72"
+NAMES_LIVE_HEIC = [
+    "1337F3F6-5C9F-4FC7-80CC-BD9A5B928F72.jpeg",
+    "1337F3F6-5C9F-4FC7-80CC-BD9A5B928F72.mov",
+]
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def photosdb():
@@ -60,3 +66,33 @@ def test_export_convert_heic_to_jpeg(photosdb):
     assert got_dest.is_file()
     assert got_dest.suffix == ".jpeg"
     assert got_dest.name == NAMES_DICT["heic"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    "OSXPHOTOS_TEST_EXPORT" not in os.environ,
+    reason="Skip if not running against author's personal library",
+)
+def test_export_convert_live_heic_to_jpeg():
+    # test export with convert_to_jpeg with live heic (issue #235)
+    # don't have a live HEIC in one of the test libraries so use one from
+    # my personal library
+    import os
+    import pathlib
+    import tempfile
+
+    import osxphotos
+
+    photosdb = osxphotos.PhotosDB()
+    tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="osxphotos_")
+    dest = tempdir.name
+    photo = photosdb.get_photo(UUID_LIVE_HEIC)
+
+    results = photo.export2(dest, convert_to_jpeg=True, live_photo=True)
+
+    for name in NAMES_LIVE_HEIC:
+        assert f"{tempdir.name}/{name}" in results.exported
+
+    for file_ in results.exported:
+        dest = pathlib.Path(file_)
+        assert dest.is_file()
+