diff --git a/tests/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/test_api.py b/tests/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/test_api.py
index 7a9537b1..78ee79f8 100644
--- a/tests/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/openedx_learning/apps/authoring/components/test_api.py
@@ -415,6 +415,31 @@ def test_add(self):
             new_version.contents.get(componentversioncontent__key="nested/path/hello.txt")
         )
 
+    def test_bytes_content(self):
+        bytes_content = b'raw content'
+
+        version_1 = components_api.create_next_component_version(
+            self.problem.pk,
+            title="Problem Version 1",
+            content_to_replace={
+                "raw.txt": bytes_content,
+                "no_ext": bytes_content,
+            },
+            created=self.now,
+        )
+
+        content_txt = version_1.contents.get(componentversioncontent__key="raw.txt")
+        content_raw_txt = version_1.contents.get(componentversioncontent__key="no_ext")
+
+        assert content_txt.size == len(bytes_content)
+        assert str(content_txt.media_type) == 'text/plain'
+        assert content_txt.read_file().read() == bytes_content
+
+        assert content_raw_txt.size == len(bytes_content)
+        assert str(content_raw_txt.media_type) == 'application/octet-stream'
+        assert content_raw_txt.read_file().read() == bytes_content
+
+
     def test_multiple_versions(self):
         hello_content = contents_api.get_or_create_text_content(
             self.learning_package.id,
@@ -442,14 +467,13 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
             content_to_replace={
                 "hello.txt": hello_content.pk,
                 "goodbye.txt": goodbye_content.pk,
-                "raw.txt": b'raw content',
             },
             created=self.now,
         )
         assert version_1.version_num == 1
         assert version_1.title == "Problem Version 1"
         version_1_contents = list(version_1.contents.all())
-        assert len(version_1_contents) == 3
+        assert len(version_1_contents) == 2
         assert (
             hello_content ==
             version_1.contents
@@ -473,7 +497,7 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
             created=self.now,
         )
         assert version_2.version_num == 2
-        assert version_2.contents.count() == 4
+        assert version_2.contents.count() == 3
         assert (
             blank_content ==
             version_2.contents
@@ -504,7 +528,7 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
             created=self.now,
         )
         assert version_3.version_num == 3
-        assert version_3.contents.count() == 2
+        assert version_3.contents.count() == 1
         assert (
             hello_content ==
             version_3.contents