diff --git a/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/AbstractChemObjectBuilderTest.java b/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/AbstractChemObjectBuilderTest.java
index a214724e249..d90e6477d50 100644
--- a/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/AbstractChemObjectBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/openscience/cdk/AbstractChemObjectBuilderTest.java
@@ -671,4 +671,15 @@ public void testNewAtom_IElement() {
         Assert.assertNotNull(chirality);
         Assert.assertEquals(builder, chirality.getBuilder());
     }
+
+    @Test public void testSugggestion() {
+    	IChemObjectBuilder builder = getRootObject().getBuilder();
+    	try {
+    		builder.newInstance(IAtom.class, Boolean.TRUE);
+    		Assert.fail("I expected an exception, because this constructor does not exist.");
+    	} catch (Exception exception) {
+    		String message = exception.getMessage();
+    		Assert.assertTrue(message.contains("Candidates are"));
+    	}
+    }
 }