diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakeObjectTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakeObjectTest.php
index 01a46d6a8ed..ace73535a81 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakeObjectTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/CakeObjectTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 App::uses('CakeObject', 'Core');
+App::uses('Object', 'Core');
 App::uses('Router', 'Routing');
 App::uses('Controller', 'Controller');
 App::uses('Model', 'Model');
@@ -677,4 +678,15 @@ public function testRequestActionPostWithData() {
 		);
 		$this->assertEquals($data, $result);
 	}
+
+/**
+ * Test backward compatibility
+ *
+ * @return voind
+ */
+	public function testBackwardCompatibility() {
+		$this->skipIf(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.0.0', '>='));
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf('Object', new ObjectTestModel);
+	}
 }