1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/systests/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/test/unit/basic/PropertyValueTest.java b/java/systests/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/test/unit/basic/PropertyValueTest.java
index d9390c33df..48bd722aae 100644
--- a/java/systests/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/test/unit/basic/PropertyValueTest.java
+++ b/java/systests/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/test/unit/basic/PropertyValueTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import org.apache.qpid.url.AMQBindingURL;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import javax.jms.Connection;
 import javax.jms.Destination;
 import javax.jms.JMSException;
 import javax.jms.Message;
@@ -90,6 +91,16 @@ public class PropertyValueTest extends QpidTestCase implements MessageListener
         connection.start();
     }
 
+    public void testGetNonexistent() throws Exception
+    {
+        Connection conn = getConnection();
+        Session ssn = conn.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
+        Message m = ssn.createTextMessage();
+        String s = m.getStringProperty("nonexistent");
+        assertNull(s);
+        conn.close();
+    }
+
     public void testOnce()
     {
         runBatch(1);