diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/recursive-selfimport.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/recursive-selfimport.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ce28d237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/recursive-selfimport.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<project>
+  <echo>Before import: ${foo}</echo>
+  <property name="foo" value="bar"/>
+  <import file="./recursive-selfimport.xml"/>
+</project>