diff --git a/tests/template/template_test.php b/tests/template/template_test.php
index 44baeaf8f0..a200148a29 100644
--- a/tests/template/template_test.php
+++ b/tests/template/template_test.php
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ class phpbb_template_template_test extends phpbb_template_template_test_case
 				array(),
 				'value',
 			),
+			array(
+				'include_variable.html',
+				array('FILE' => 'variable.html', 'VARIABLE' => 'value'),
+				array(),
+				array(),
+				"value\nvalue",
+			),
 			array(
 				'loop_vars.html',
 				array(),
diff --git a/tests/template/templates/include_variable.html b/tests/template/templates/include_variable.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a126372195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/templates/include_variable.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- INCLUDE {FILE} -->
+<!-- DEFINE $DEF = 'variable.html' -->
+<!-- INCLUDE {$DEF} -->
\ No newline at end of file