diff --git a/java/packagescanner_test.go b/java/packagescanner_test.go
index 08ef84179..9963115fe 100644
--- a/java/packagescanner_test.go
+++ b/java/packagescanner_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ func TestScan(t *testing.T) {
 	defer done()
 	t.Run(path.Base(tinkerpop.Name), tinkerpop.Run(ctx))
 	t.Run(path.Base(jenkins.Name), jenkins.RunSubset(ctx, 226))
+	t.Run(path.Base(db2CorruptJar.Name), db2CorruptJar.RunSubset(ctx, 184))
+}
+
+var db2CorruptJar = test.ScannerTestcase{
+	Domain: "docker.io",
+	Name:   "ibmcom/db2",
+	Hash:   "sha256:52c13866cd8bb6811be5ea51605f7d7777a666a3fde9beab03ee088e556fd142",
+	// Layer contains a corrupt jar file which should be skipped harmlessly:
+	//    /opt/ibm/db2/V11.1/samples/repl/xmlpubtk/loadqueue/LoadQueue.jar
+	// Want is just one arbitrary other jar to prove the scan does not have a fatal error
+	Want: []*claircore.Package{
+		{
+			Name:           "com.ibm.db2.jcc",
+			Version:        "1.4.0",
+			Kind:           "binary",
+			PackageDB:      "jar:opt/ibm/db2/V11.5/db2tss/lib/db2jcc4.jar",
+			RepositoryHint: "sha1:902856c6b9f979facc6f75fad40da6b048df5df8",
+		},
+	},
+	Scanner: &java.Scanner{},
 }
 
 var tinkerpop = test.ScannerTestcase{