diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index f6cfcf816397a505bae655e8a4a84a1d2550c64b..e7ac5cf171a91b07285f8be3734f423e97ed6ad6 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -844,6 +844,31 @@ class NamelistInheritanceTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
                 [[[group clone]]]
         """)
 
+    def test_defaulting_inherited_value(self):
+        self.run_test(u"""
+            %{NAMELIST}
+        """, u"""
+            &group1
+                value = 42
+            /
+            &group2
+            /
+            &group3
+                value = 84
+            /
+        """, u"""
+            [namelists]
+              [[namelist]]
+                [[[group1]]]
+                  value = 42
+                [[[group2]]]
+                  .extends = group1
+                  value =
+                [[[group3]]]
+                  .extends = group2
+                  value = 84
+        """)
+
 class NamelistTemplateTestCase(MkexpSimpleTestCase):
 
     def test_use_template(self):