diff --git a/tests/template/template_test.php b/tests/template/template_test.php
index 2b7be9746e..74baa3d5b6 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test.php
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 				array(),
 				'03!false',
 			),
+			array(
+				'if.html',
+				array('VALUE_TEST' => 'value'),
+				array(),
+				array(),
+				'03!falsevalue',
+			),
 			array(
 				'loop.html',
 				array(),
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/if.html b/tests/template/templates/if.html
index f6ab6e575a..71312f994c 100644
--- a/tests/template/templates/if.html
+++ b/tests/template/templates/if.html
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ false
 <!-- IF S_TEST !== false -->
 !false
 <!-- ENDIF -->
+
+<!-- IF VALUE_TEST is defined -->
+{VALUE_TEST}
+<!-- ENDIF -->