diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/core/duplicate-target-imported.xml b/src/etc/testcases/core/duplicate-target-imported.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..389ba852c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/core/duplicate-target-imported.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<project>
+    <target name="once">
+        <echo>once from imported</echo>
+    </target>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/core/duplicate-target2.xml b/src/etc/testcases/core/duplicate-target2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8275e852b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/core/duplicate-target2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<project>
+
+    <import file="duplicate-target-imported.xml"/>
+
+    <target name="once">
+        <echo>once from buildfile</echo>
+    </target>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectTest.java
index ce2da05da..605d40412 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectTest.java
@@ -204,13 +204,19 @@ public class ProjectTest extends TestCase {
         assertTrue(p.getTaskDefinitions().contains(org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Echo.class));
     }
 
-    // Bug in Ant 1.6/1.7 found by Dominique: there must no multiple
-    // targets with the same name in a project.
     public void testDuplicateTargets() {
+        // fail, because buildfile contains two targets with the same name
         BFT bft = new BFT("", "core/duplicate-target.xml");
         bft.expectBuildException("twice", "Duplicate target");
     }
 
+    public void testDuplicateTargetsImport() {
+        // overriding target from imported buildfile is allowed
+        BFT bft = new BFT("", "core/duplicate-target2.xml");
+        bft.expectLog("once", "once from buildfile");
+    }
+
+
     private class DummyTaskPrivate extends Task {
         public DummyTaskPrivate() {}
         public void execute() {}