diff --git a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/macrodef-test.xml b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/macrodef-test.xml
index 8db9cd193..b12e6f75c 100644
--- a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/macrodef-test.xml
+++ b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/macrodef-test.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <au:assertLogContains text="THIS IS NOT DEFAULT LOG"/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="testDoubleExpandedProperties"
+  <target name="testDisableDoubleExpandedProperties"
           description="https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42046">
     <macrodef name="indirect">
       <attribute name="value" doubleexpanding="false"/>
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@
     <au:assertLogContains text="{basedir}"/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="testEnableDoubleExpandedProperties"
+          description="https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52621">
+    <macrodef name="indirect">
+      <attribute name="value"/>
+      <sequential>
+        <echo message="@{value}"/>
+      </sequential>
+    </macrodef>
+    <indirect value="$${basedir}"/>
+    <au:assertLogDoesntContain text="{basedir}"/>
+  </target>
+
 </project>