diff --git a/rules/te/te-transliteration.js b/rules/te/te-transliteration.js
index ffe1efd7..38cb5c29 100644
--- a/rules/te/te-transliteration.js
+++ b/rules/te/te-transliteration.js
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
 			[ 'j', 'జ్' ],
 			[ 'k', 'క్' ],
 			[ '~l', 'ఌ' ],
+			[ 'ఌu', 'l', 'ఌు' ],
 			[ 'l', 'ల్' ],
 			[ '@m', 'ఁ' ],
 			[ '~m', 'ఙ్' ],
diff --git a/test/jquery.ime.test.fixtures.js b/test/jquery.ime.test.fixtures.js
index 49ead992..909d069a 100644
--- a/test/jquery.ime.test.fixtures.js
+++ b/test/jquery.ime.test.fixtures.js
@@ -6409,7 +6409,8 @@ var palochkaVariants = {
 			{ input: 'c', output: 'చ్', description: 'Telugu c' },
 			{ input: 'ch', output: 'చ్', description: 'Telugu ch' },
 			{ input: 'j~nu', output: 'జ్ఞు', description: 'Telugu j~nu' },
-			{ input: '~naa', output: 'ఞా', description: 'Telugu ~naa' }
+			{ input: '~naa', output: 'ఞా', description: 'Telugu ~naa' },
+			{ input: '~lu', output: 'ఌు', description: 'Telugu ~lu' }
 		]
 	},
 	{