diff --git a/Tests/images/exif_typeerror.jpg b/Tests/images/exif_typeerror.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..550859a0a
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diff --git a/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py b/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py
index 25c599a17..371b7037b 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_jpeg.py
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ class TestFileJpeg(PillowTestCase):
         im = hopper()
         im.save(f, 'JPEG', quality=90, exif=b"1"*65532)
 
+    def test_exif_typeerror(self):
+        im = Image.open('Tests/images/exif_typeerror.jpg')
+
+        # Should not raise a TypeError
+        im._getexif()
+
     def test_progressive_compat(self):
         im1 = self.roundtrip(hopper())
         im2 = self.roundtrip(hopper(), progressive=1)