diff --git a/tests/checks/test-EscapingCheck.php b/tests/checks/test-EscapingCheck.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24a53d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/checks/test-EscapingCheck.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once( 'CheckTestBase.php' );
+
+class EscapingTest extends CheckTestBase {
+
+	public function test_printf_in_esc_attr() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<?php
+				esc_attr( printf( 'Test # %d', $n ) );
+			?>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_print_in_esc_attr() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<?php
+				esc_attr( print 'Test' );
+			?>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_echo_in_esc_attr() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<?php
+				esc_attr( echo 'Test' );
+			?>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test__e_in_attributes() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<a href="#" title="<?php _e( 'Doing it wrong' ); ?>">
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	// Same as test__e_in_attributes() but w/ single quotes
+	public function test__e_in_attributes_with_single_quotes() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<a href="#" title='<?php _e( 'Doing it wrong' ); ?>''>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_the_permalink_in_esc_url() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<a href="<?php echo esc_url( the_permalink() ); ?>">
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_the_permalink_in_esc_url_raw() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<a href="<?php print esc_url_raw( the_permalink() ); ?>">
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_the_title_in_esc_html() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<h2><?php echo esc_html( the_title() ); ?></h2>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_the_date_in_esc_js() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<script><?php echo esc_js( the_date() ) ); ?></script>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+		public function test_the_excerpt_in_esc_textarea() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<textarea><?php echo esc_textarea( the_excerpt() ); ?></textarea>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+	public function test_the_content_in_esc_sql() {
+		$file_contents = <<<'EOT'
+			<?php echo esc_sql( the_content() ); ?>
+EOT;
+		$error_slugs = $this->runCheck( $file_contents );
+
+		$this->assertContains( 'functions-file', $error_slugs );
+	}
+
+}
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diff --git a/vip-scanner/checks/EscapingCheck.php b/vip-scanner/checks/EscapingCheck.php
index 71be6a5..d2fbeaf 100644
--- a/vip-scanner/checks/EscapingCheck.php
+++ b/vip-scanner/checks/EscapingCheck.php
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ function check( $files ) {
 					'<code>esc_attr_e()</code>'
 				),
 			),
+			array(
+				'pattern' => '/\<?php\s*(echo|print)\s*esc_\S+\(\s*the_\S+\(/i',
+				'message' => __( 'Escape method is being bypassed by calling a self-printing template tag.', 'vip-scanner' ),
+			),
 		);
 
 		foreach ( $checks as $check ) {