diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/doc.xsd b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/doc.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7c666ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/doc.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xs:schema 
+  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
+  elementFormDefault="qualified">
+  <xs:element name="doc">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xs:element ref="section"/>
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+  <xs:element name="section">
+    <xs:complexType>
+      <xs:simpleContent>
+        <xs:extension base="xs:string">
+          <xs:attribute name="title" type="xs:string"/>
+        </xs:extension>
+      </xs:simpleContent>
+    </xs:complexType>
+  </xs:element>
+</xs:schema>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/endpiece.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/endpiece.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d2113b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/endpiece.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<doc xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="doc.xsd"
+    xmlns="nap:Massive+Attack+Mezzanine">
+  <section title="endpiece">
+ With a little luck, the network will pick me up. 
+ This is Ripley - last survivor of The Nostromo - signing off.
+  </section>
+</doc>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/endpiece2.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/endpiece2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..926326da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/endpiece2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<doc xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
+    xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="doc.xsd"
+    xmlns="nap:Massive+Attack+Mezzanine">
+  <section title="endpiece">
+ With a little luck, the network will pick me up. 
+ This is Ripley - last survivor of The Nostromo - signing off.
+ <illegal-element/>
+  </section>
+</doc>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xmlvalidate.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xmlvalidate.xml
index 31a761def..df4c9ca40 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xmlvalidate.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xmlvalidate.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <xmlvalidate warn="false">
       <fileset dir="xml" includes="**/about.xml"/>
       <xmlcatalog classpath="xml">
-	 <entity publicID = "bogusImage"
+        <entity publicID = "bogusImage"
                  location = "/i/dont/exist.jpg"/>
         <xmlcatalog>
           <dtd publicID="-//stevo//DTD doc 1.0//EN"
@@ -39,4 +39,24 @@
     </xmlvalidate>
   </target>
   
+  <target name="testSchemaGood">
+    <xmlvalidate warn="false">
+      <fileset dir="xml" includes="endpiece.xml"/>  
+      <feature name="http://xml.org/sax/features/validation" value="true"/>
+      <feature name="http://apache.org/xml/features/validation/schema"  value="true"/>
+        <xmlcatalog >
+          <entity publicID = "nap:Massive+Attack+Mezzanine"
+            location = "xml/doc.xsd"/>
+        </xmlcatalog> 
+    </xmlvalidate>
+  </target>
+  
+  <target name="testSchGemaBad">
+    <xmlvalidate warn="false">
+      <fileset dir="xml" includes="endpiece2.xml"/>  
+      <feature name="http://xml.org/sax/features/validation" value="true"/>
+      <feature name="http://apache.org/xml/features/validation/schema"  value="true"/>
+    </xmlvalidate>
+  </target>
+    
 </project>