diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_package.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_package.rs
index 2e22c64f..20f553c3 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_package.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_package.rs
@@ -368,3 +368,31 @@ fn identical_stale_paths_in_different_nested_documents_keep_separate_assets() {
         assert_eq!(opened["missingLinks"], json!([]), "{filename}: {opened}");
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn packaging_nested_files_preserves_embedded_preview_pdf_and_compression() {
+    let dir = Folder::new("package-native-extras");
+    let mut parent = poster_with_placed_document(&dir);
+    let source = dir.file("art/part.vectorcraft");
+    let original = std::fs::read(&source).unwrap();
+    let doc = vectorcraft_format::load(&original).unwrap();
+    let preview = png(8, 8, BLUE);
+    let pdf = b"%PDF-1.7\n%Embedded client preview\n".to_vec();
+    let mut opts = vectorcraft_format::SaveOptions::for_doc(&doc);
+    opts.preview = Some(preview.clone());
+    opts.pdf = Some(pdf.clone());
+    opts.compress = true;
+    write(&source, &vectorcraft_format::save_with(&doc, &opts).unwrap());
+
+    let result = run(&mut parent, "file.package", json!({ "folder": dir.file("delivery") }));
+    assert_eq!(result["missingLinks"], json!([]), "{result}");
+    let packaged = std::fs::read(dir.0.join("delivery/poster Folder/Links/part.vectorcraft")).unwrap();
+    assert!(packaged.starts_with(&[0x1f, 0x8b]), "compression must be preserved");
+    assert_eq!(vectorcraft_format::preview(&packaged), Some(preview));
+    assert_eq!(vectorcraft_format::pdf_content(&packaged), Some(pdf));
+    let nested = vectorcraft_format::load(&packaged).unwrap();
+    let mut images = Vec::new();
+    nested.visit_images(|_, image| images.push(image.link.clone()));
+    assert_eq!(images.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(images[0].as_ref().unwrap().relative.as_deref(), Some("photo.png"));
+}