diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml b/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0432c1a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!-- Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation. -->
+<project name="redirector" basedir=".">
+
+	<target name="test1" description="create ref">
+		<redirector id="test1" output="out" />
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="test2" depends="test1" description="fail">
+		<redirector refid="test1" output="out" />
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="test3" depends="test1" description="fail">
+		<redirector refid="test1">
+			<outputmapper type="flatten" />
+		</redirector>
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="test4" depends="test1" description="pass">
+		<redirector>
+			<outputmapper type="flatten" />
+		</redirector>
+	</target>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties
index bceacab51..bd1006d6f 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/defaults.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ filterchain=org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterChain
 filterreader=org.apache.tools.ant.types.AntFilterReader
 filterset=org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSet
 mapper=org.apache.tools.ant.types.Mapper
+redirector=org.apache.tools.ant.types.RedirectorElement
 # different filename mappers
 identitymapper=org.apache.tools.ant.util.IdentityMapper
 flattenmapper=org.apache.tools.ant.util.FlatFileNameMapper
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d57eacc87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+package org.apache.tools.ant.types;
+
+import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildFileTest;
+
+public class RedirectorElementTest extends BuildFileTest {
+
+    public RedirectorElementTest(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    public void setUp() {
+        configureProject("src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml");
+    }
+
+    public void test1() {
+        executeTarget("test1");
+        assertTrue((getProject().getReference("test1")
+            instanceof RedirectorElement));
+    }
+
+    public void test2() {
+        expectBuildException("test2", "You must not specify more than one "
+            + "attribute when using refid");
+    }
+
+    public void test3() {
+        expectBuildException("test3", "You must not specify nested elements "
+            + "when using refid");
+    }
+
+    public void test4() {
+        executeTarget("test4");
+    }
+
+}