diff --git a/crates/typst/src/text/mod.rs b/crates/typst/src/text/mod.rs
index 76ea26c10..f2e525cfd 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/text/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/text/mod.rs
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ pub(crate) fn features(styles: StyleChain) -> Vec<Feature> {
     }
 
     if TextElem::historical_ligatures_in(styles) {
-        feat(b"hilg", 1);
+        feat(b"hlig", 1);
     }
 
     match TextElem::number_type_in(styles) {
diff --git a/tests/ref/text-ligatures.png b/tests/ref/text-ligatures.png
index 6f0e286c6..88720c893 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/text-ligatures.png and b/tests/ref/text-ligatures.png differ
diff --git a/tests/suite/layout/inline/text.typ b/tests/suite/layout/inline/text.typ
index e2bc84efc..ba0e625ef 100644
--- a/tests/suite/layout/inline/text.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/layout/inline/text.typ
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ a vs #text(alternates: true)[a] \
 ß vs #text(stylistic-set: 5)[ß]
 
 --- text-ligatures ---
-// Test ligatures.
-fi vs. #text(ligatures: false)[No fi]
+// Test text turning off (standard) ligatures of the font.
+#text(ligatures: false)[fi Qu] vs fi Qu \
+// Test text turning on historical ligatures of the font.
+abstract vs #text(historical-ligatures: true)[abstract] \
+// Test text turning on discretionary ligatures of the font.
+waltz vs #text(discretionary-ligatures: true)[waltz]
 
 --- text-number-type ---
 // Test number type.
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ fi vs. #text(ligatures: false)[No fi]
 1/2 vs. #text(fractions: true)[1/2]
 
 --- text-features ---
-// Test raw features.
+// Test raw features array or dictionary.
 #text(features: ("smcp",))[Smcp] \
 fi vs. #text(features: (liga: 0))[No fi]