diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 7b455f4..181c323 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ tox
 portray
 wheel
 twine
+hypothesis
 -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/tests/test_autocrop.py b/tests/test_autocrop.py
index c544dd8..a6f9aad 100644
--- a/tests/test_autocrop.py
+++ b/tests/test_autocrop.py
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 from glob import glob
 import shutil
 
-import pytest  # noqa: F401
+import pytest
 import cv2
 import numpy as np
+from hypothesis import given, example, strategies as st
 
 from autocrop.autocrop import gamma, Cropper
 
@@ -77,6 +78,14 @@ def test_adjust_boundaries(values, expected_result):
     assert result == expected_result
 
 
+@given(*[st.integers(min_value=0, max_value=500)] * 4)
+@example(13, 280, 26, 33)
+def test_crop_positions(x, y, w, h):
+    c = Cropper()
+    result = c._crop_positions(500, 500, x, y, w, h)
+    assert all(pos >= 0 for pos in result)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.slow
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "height, width",