diff --git a/electrum/tests/test_payment_identifier.py b/electrum/tests/test_payment_identifier.py
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+from electrum import payment_identifier
+from electrum.payment_identifier import maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier
+
+from . import ElectrumTestCase
+
+
+class TestPaymentIdentifier(ElectrumTestCase):
+
+    def test_maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(self):
+        bolt11 = "lnbc1ps9zprzpp5qqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqqqsyqcyq5rqwzqfqypqsp5zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zyg3zygsdqq9qypqszpyrpe4tym8d3q87d43cgdhhlsrt78epu7u99mkzttmt2wtsx0304rrw50addkryfrd3vn3zy467vxwlmf4uz7yvntuwjr2hqjl9lw5cqwtp2dy"
+        lnurl = "lnurl1dp68gurn8ghj7um9wfmxjcm99e5k7telwy7nxenrxvmrgdtzxsenjcm98pjnwxq96s9"
+        self.assertEqual(bolt11, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f"{bolt11}".upper()))
+        self.assertEqual(bolt11, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f"lightning:{bolt11}"))
+        self.assertEqual(bolt11, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f"  lightning:{bolt11}   ".upper()))
+        self.assertEqual(lnurl, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(lnurl))
+        self.assertEqual(lnurl, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f"  lightning:{lnurl}   ".upper()))
+
+        self.assertEqual(None, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f"bitcoin:{bolt11}"))
+        self.assertEqual(None, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f":{bolt11}"))
+        self.assertEqual(None, maybe_extract_lightning_payment_identifier(f"garbage text"))