diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php
index 8c3653de3..a21c4975b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php
@@ -484,4 +484,24 @@ class CakeEventManagerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		CakeEventManager::instance(new CakeEventManager());
 	}
 
+/**
+ * test callback
+ */
+	public function onMyEvent($event) {
+		$event->data['callback'] = 'ok';
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Tests events dispatched by a local manager can be handled by
+ * handler registered in the global event manager
+ */
+	public function testDispatchLocalHandledByGlobal() {
+		$callback = array($this, 'onMyEvent');
+		CakeEventManager::instance()->attach($callback, 'my_event');
+		$manager = new CakeEventManager();
+		$event = new CakeEvent('my_event', $manager);
+		$manager->dispatch($event);
+		$this->assertEquals('ok', $event->data['callback']);
+	}
+
 }