diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/generation/StupidAlgorithmPreferenceEncryptionTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/generation/StupidAlgorithmPreferenceEncryptionTest.java
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Paul Schaub <vanitasvitae@fsfe.org>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package org.pgpainless.key.generation;
+
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPublicKeyRing;
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
+import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.EncryptionOptions;
+import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.EncryptionResult;
+import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.EncryptionStream;
+import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.ProducerOptions;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+public class StupidAlgorithmPreferenceEncryptionTest {
+
+    // RSA key with symmetric algorithm preference "NULL" (unencrypted).
+    private static final String STUPID_KEY = "-----BEGIN PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----\n" +
+            "Version: PGPainless\n" +
+            "Comment: 6CA6 C4F3 CF01 CAC9 C954  0BD6 5BDA 78ED C479 A8E9\n" +
+            "Comment: This is Stupid\n" +
+            "\n" +
+            "lQcYBGLRTLUBEADg2W4x7HgoBDJS7qYCqheyY/J/SNKJ7AvPTTd8V7S9rxZ6kZlo\n" +
+            "556q1+KJA+/jWJ3LFvuNCyTW/utQxxLYylDFTaI4KJ5MWWLtvlph+VjolI/+u8B6\n" +
+            "qSeZl72uXiEFW8vnQfBliXOyWCudLHh4cRj/DgxEbL3Cm9FXH0/XYRKweSPRhOkX\n" +
+            "Mh/veiTe7a6RcwGOi0DNcRth5g4MggspgHQmNcHq2XGeOOpQUeJXPjNsKZIShI3M\n" +
+            "nYVz78xqVNdn2xJjUq6H/bREV5fDn73xWcNCxyNSl7rvk7kcYNKf977MgoVPSUlN\n" +
+            "sOZ19/YFMU+Bexqsdvzf/txn9BzgUhwufpeUrSFLIwiy+X7fY+pURR4G4hpeg1eD\n" +
+            "xAl5FFRAtDqk7C6XlaP9j0qxZmbYrTfqbIS5+u0iJ93nO3CIWE87pnzhZH9E00jM\n" +
+            "H6e6IV4op8pcG+6mvg1NPeJg6uwpUwzmbmnvF85WtQ4QVmOSPjFigZPSkNf/4qNm\n" +
+            "05IP8mCGNd7Xl+J4I6JGVNjhB9Vk9/3wbVrtjD00EAkTgiSmjT2lt5TiE6rVjQJ4\n" +
+            "krvte70UNH4yuoGOap1w993HmcYSObe4Q3JBhLA7F9lnprAi+kL8gc0SFEAk5tOX\n" +
+            "H4Cqnk4ml01IamGOzXa01p//1NrxyMVYefD1+JT6X4wogUzvwLJqTehICQARAQAB\n" +
+            "AA/+MRiI7TG7EtHHw0AE07QcNIGKY6yc/Cykb4FmyinEd16Rw/Wiz7szdA5rkotf\n" +
+            "h/7DhaLhDm0OgDttWlf9j4StmkdXUnfcCMPDzDGyPo5ZkX9O6cpJPv9MfEcbzcUT\n" +
+            "5L2kijxlp2YZ8yk5bLpXG8VmNdr1ZsNvs9yeGy3lGxxBHnN1FLy2wK/bNUkwX9T6\n" +
+            "NxwrjNpvLeyyk+/NxYFnuoon0mgOjZ8pJek7kIowp+gXBlkVYiG7bKBAkY4czmL0\n" +
+            "HeNB4podLeiBwiJ2KuroaJi3AA/HcLNcyA8zbjTeCLvp13Hwdd2EuggUalHYUE3y\n" +
+            "FE2zB1F76dUWf0RYQcrsCGLv6cf3uu2yxNttUlzKrni1lcwvA6ZyauUuLg8E9chi\n" +
+            "oT5zkpxnEdR1eVRBZQDWGXQuXpDiDxAu/bMyW3uhLRLKhP2D0+m0TeCBsIwU5Fdz\n" +
+            "nn13IjY/zsUUQT2rxCSnU4ooFXkzT2FTVAKbX+0/raFS6JJsQI4wJPoFMm5QycwR\n" +
+            "kWRiKUzcDTLKXtyISwZvPaQnomuExdKJFaW/+FEtYgqyfFYHR7Nmo1e7HxkEjmkm\n" +
+            "IxYMOApNXAkwBR8nMdUzchN0C6fogCUk+gj41eU4s6yzHjiRvmt85/N8T+34+MUk\n" +
+            "xRCtytNEseTvfs4vFPKksz9QK8vUpjIhXdxVrr/Asl4At5kIAOTZ9Psq/jQydg9u\n" +
+            "4A4X5JHTPszw9GKo43u020PPxgOe6nuYlF0sWBzjPoKvkkN4mEOYi5SRmmnChrZV\n" +
+            "r82QEsjhQToxE0I4PYnhXJgNlNn4aNCK4a3oD1rqQQC4DE/hDtogFQIovqiLT3cS\n" +
+            "kdcLcnUs2G7QYEdXWPXowdclxQQwlpCjd9VO2UNdNITmkloT5nZ0WLik323kEF7z\n" +
+            "3cZXj/uRnPa/Y5whFa1AA7cPIDht5B+BXw+TEzeTkmjxO/GEVMdJl8unUIyt+G5N\n" +
+            "FKsFG86nezLT9m77Yu3rrA/z+uRa0vVot63is8Spiuc6hkRBFlC6xsBVnC/OZnrf\n" +
+            "dG+Fk2MIAPuF7x82gAdX+M1u1kvrAR1Ze0fy+CYkvUokA+q0C7hsc1Gdh2bemBWf\n" +
+            "Dt+pr3Td2xn2YfCb8lSF6+o8p8qe4kkq2eNLd1/k5SSA1SSrP2J97ByhWdX6tNnf\n" +
+            "mT37izMdS2mRVjBcVR1zdhwaXN3m5+bqUpggrmuz9lwemnUPfSn5shO0YomQp9z1\n" +
+            "I1dkuIAF+InCZH7NyNWAoVLJ0Bk7MPQTZNVn/iEsfDWcPQEpumF1aY8+cpvUqeEZ\n" +
+            "r8nPsZ1r2P2WAjC7o9uYEL+47AAFMxD3Ps8GHR9cG9GSVn88NetNQ22Vm2GafRYi\n" +
+            "Y+Fny5cfxWTLUSldQuehwmLsJZXp0KMIAKL7XxabHx5B0h5leCdB6y82fz3TTQV2\n" +
+            "khwodAQ06itzG0fhMAF0O87KFDOq9p+Bx4n6MzHunEL2rJuF+KLOAMnyHRVQ40a1\n" +
+            "V/8JnsjCViceicLKWVQgxlBIFFAlHRoHrAc2g1Sup96zt5kmojNhEtFeJNQkQcpa\n" +
+            "x7atpyrlD2j8oMdr0dJluQcSGhS3/Y/LLCWtNbijykGDfBMQn0tHEgESwVx5muIj\n" +
+            "Hn5yfRIA0/MBg9Py9H4r52Ab6XBs7mDZSrmOoXcCzQY3RgykP01Q8/ipIo7C/Yi6\n" +
+            "aun8QzBLvykeRFfEu1SM523jLMn66CLqKDQR+8IxDgORFwXhwSfGVVl2iLQOVGhp\n" +
+            "cyBpcyBTdHVwaWSJAkgEEwEKADwFAmLRTLUJEFvaeO3EeajpFiEEbKbE888BysnJ\n" +
+            "VAvWW9p47cR5qOkCngECmw8FFgIDAQACCwACFQoCmQEAABRQEACNK0cNjEUcOEJh\n" +
+            "cfG2Hjs6oWClklV9eSNcVQU7S3wT+xr+WwV5S8TJaZtLlvsnp9ZaS4u5/1zY1+ll\n" +
+            "Ahzclg5BU4jihs4N+aBWRf2XovnH8cEHEneu9pXs0Sunj/DVCfHRuRe5Z8Vng9SN\n" +
+            "rofxSfvL9PD5zTwWLHJUZD+yTxI9hmj3G37OTVQbmhtjXGZ0IRaa5fjO9FTwUske\n" +
+            "fhB/7TIwrSDByhj857uF1j4d1i3WjSvps3FuVBuUYc+RLEm8QgkGWGu/QHjvkmUe\n" +
+            "fM1onDXL8JHYX0ULZ1s/sH5oTUXVH6ZQOdFIQeENeYSDZN5P5bDzshO/Dwn5t2f8\n" +
+            "yuV9nxdlK6TGUByyOINkoMf6U7IJfPmdThcqmUoPjUav2ha4uNOhJEL3a1R9RrDk\n" +
+            "q+kiKrT65QTuVl5pE5JjjEuVuGuMjlWnh2aieG9z8sIXqela/1LlOe0MboVTTVv9\n" +
+            "FvR4kz3GGfqSYHTu229R7QEthd9y3NMrPeW8i2ZCZMch3FMhym5sDiSw1okKC4rE\n" +
+            "hhNECnwdCw9DGdqEPgh8RWpjVKQNdCk1gjH+/EnCjlMl7pRcdzkBbKE0TuZTP3ww\n" +
+            "V0q86MQmyWkFO9fQQ9LakERO1OzP0fMob7mce8ZdP7qENAqAYRQLJR4iHPSjcRFz\n" +
+            "WFv0UlYdnSNZfY0vroIMxnM1w4XJVg==\n" +
+            "=4plS\n" +
+            "-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----\n";
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEncryptionIsNotUnencrypted() throws PGPException, IOException {
+        PGPSecretKeyRing stupidKey = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(STUPID_KEY);
+        PGPPublicKeyRing certificate = PGPainless.extractCertificate(stupidKey);
+
+        ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        EncryptionStream encryptionStream = PGPainless.encryptAndOrSign()
+                .onOutputStream(out)
+                .withOptions(ProducerOptions.encrypt(
+                        new EncryptionOptions().addRecipient(certificate)
+                ));
+
+        encryptionStream.write("Hello".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        encryptionStream.close();
+
+        EncryptionResult metadata = encryptionStream.getResult();
+        assertTrue(metadata.isEncryptedFor(certificate));
+        assertEquals(PGPainless.getPolicy().getSymmetricKeyEncryptionAlgorithmPolicy().getDefaultSymmetricKeyAlgorithm(),
+                metadata.getEncryptionAlgorithm());
+    }
+}