diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
index 3520fd461ec..4c0e9c3cea4 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
@@ -794,4 +794,20 @@ public function testPaths() {
 		$this->assertArrayHasKey('Controller', $result);
 		$this->assertArrayHasKey('Controller/Component', $result);
 	}
+
+/**
+ * Proves that it is possible to load plugin libraries in top
+ * level Lib dir for plugins
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+    public function testPluginLibClasses() {
+        App::build(array(
+			'plugins' => array(CAKE . 'Test' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'Plugin' . DS)
+		), App::RESET);
+		CakePlugin::loadAll();
+		$this->assertFalse(class_exists('TestPluginOtherLibrary', false));
+		App::uses('TestPluginOtherLibrary', 'TestPlugin.Lib');
+		$this->assertTrue(class_exists('TestPluginOtherLibrary'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Plugin/TestPlugin/Lib/TestPluginOtherLibrary.php b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Plugin/TestPlugin/Lib/TestPluginOtherLibrary.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9df2508a2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/test_app/Plugin/TestPlugin/Lib/TestPluginOtherLibrary.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Test Suite TestPlugin Other Library
+ *
+ * PHP 5
+ *
+ * CakePHP(tm) Tests <http://book.cakephp.org/view/1196/Testing>
+ * Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ *
+ * Licensed under The MIT License
+ * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice
+ *
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
+ * @link          http://book.cakephp.org/view/1196/Testing CakePHP(tm) Tests
+ * @package       Cake.Test.test_app.Plugin.TestPlugin.Lib
+ * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 2.0.1
+ * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+ */
+class TestPluginOtherLibrary {}