diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/xml.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/xml.test.php
index 7d83aa68d..2f03714a4 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/xml.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/xml.test.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * @license			http://www.opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php The Open Group Test Suite License
  */
 uses('xml');
+
 /**
  * Short description for class.
  *
@@ -47,8 +48,50 @@ class XMLNodeTest extends UnitTestCase {
  */
 class XMLTest extends UnitTestCase {
 
-	function skip() {
-		$this->skipif (true, 'XMLTest not implemented');
+	function testSerialization() {
+		$input = array(
+			array(
+				'Project' => array(
+					'id' => 1,
+					'title' => null,
+					'client_id' => 1,
+					'show' => 1,
+					'is_spotlight' => null,
+					'style_id' => 0,
+					'job_type_id' => 1,
+					'industry_id' => 1,
+					'modified' => null,
+					'created' => null
+				),
+				'Style' => array('id' => null, 'name' => null),
+				'JobType' => array('id' => 1, 'name' => 'Touch Screen Kiosk'),
+				'Industry' => array('id' => 1, 'name' => 'Financial')
+			),
+			array(
+				'Project' => array(
+					'id' => 2,
+					'title' => null, 
+					'client_id' => 2,
+					'show' => 1,
+					'is_spotlight' => null,
+					'style_id' => 0,
+					'job_type_id' => 2,
+					'industry_id' => 2,
+					'modified' => '2007-11-26 14:48:36',
+					'created' => null
+				),
+				'Style' => array('id' => null, 'name' => null),
+				'JobType' => array('id' => 2, 'name' => 'Awareness Campaign'),
+				'Industry' => array('id' => 2, 'name' => 'Education')
+			)
+		);
+		$expected = '<project id="1" title="" client_id="1" show="1" is_spotlight="" style_id="0" job_type_id="1" industry_id="1" modified="" created=""><style id="" name="" /><job_type id="1" name="Touch Screen Kiosk" /><industry id="1" name="Financial" /></project><project id="2" title="" client_id="2" show="1" is_spotlight="" style_id="0" job_type_id="2" industry_id="2" modified="2007-11-26 14:48:36" created=""><style id="" name="" /><job_type id="2" name="Awareness Campaign" /><industry id="2" name="Education" /></project>';
+
+		$xml = new XML($input);
+		$result = $xml->compose(false);
+		$result = preg_replace("/\n/",'', $result);
+		$this->assertEqual($expected, $result);
 	}
 }
+
 ?>
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