diff --git a/tests/template/template_test.php b/tests/template/template_test.php
index 9b3c6ac245..291b424bdd 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test.php
@@ -238,7 +238,22 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_test_case
 				array('loop' => array(array('VARIABLE' => 'x'), array('VARIABLE' => 'y')), 'loop.inner' => array(array(), array())),
 				array('loop'),
 				'',
-			),/* no top level nested loops
+			),
+			array(
+				'include_define_variable.html',
+				array('VARIABLE' => 'variable.html'),
+				array(),
+				array(),
+				'variable.html',
+			),
+			array(
+				'include_loop_define.html',
+				array('VARIABLE' => 'value'),
+				array('loop' => array(array('NESTED_FILE' => 'variable.html'))),
+				array(),
+				'value',
+			),
+			/* no top level nested loops
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/include_define_variable.html b/tests/template/templates/include_define_variable.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aff9b574c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/templates/include_define_variable.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<!-- DEFINE $DEF = '{VARIABLE}' -->
+<!-- INCLUDE {$DEF} -->
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html b/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f539b21396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/templates/include_loop_define.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<!-- BEGIN loop -->
+<!-- DEFINE $DEF = '{loop.NESTED_FILE}' -->
+<!-- INCLUDE {$DEF} -->
+<!-- END loop -->