diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property.xml
index 00bfbcdda..ff0be9917 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property.xml
@@ -41,4 +41,9 @@
     <property file="property4.properties"/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="thisIsNotACircularReference">
+    <property file="property5.properties"/>
+    <echo>b is ${a}</echo>
+  </target>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e43c0f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/property5.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a=A
+b=${a}/${a}
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java
index 2ba10b657..8d2a2ce9a 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/PropertyTest.java
@@ -128,4 +128,8 @@ public class PropertyTest extends BuildFileTest {
         fail("Did not throw exception on circular exception");
     }
 
+    public void testThisIsNotACircularReference() {
+        expectLog("thisIsNotACircularReference", "b is A/A");
+    }
+
 }