diff --git a/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilter.java b/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilter.java
index d455849fbf..ca84d34e93 100644
--- a/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilter.java
+++ b/logback-classic/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilter.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public FilterReply decide(Marker marker, Logger logger, Level level, String form
       return onMismatch;
     } 
     
-    if(markerToMatch.contains(marker)) {
+    if(marker.contains(markerToMatch)) {
       return onMatch;
     } else {
       return onMismatch;
diff --git a/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilterTest.java b/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilterTest.java
index c94081dce5..7d23a8b01b 100644
--- a/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilterTest.java
+++ b/logback-classic/src/test/java/ch/qos/logback/classic/turbo/MarkerFilterTest.java
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 
 public class MarkerFilterTest {
 
-  static String MARKER_NAME = "toto";
-  
-  Marker totoMarker = MarkerFactory.getMarker(MARKER_NAME);
-  
+  static String TOTO = "TOTO";
+  static String COMPOSITE = "COMPOSITE";
+
+  Marker totoMarker = MarkerFactory.getMarker(TOTO);
+
 
   @Test
   public void testNoMarker() {
@@ -44,14 +45,33 @@ public void testNoMarker() {
   @Test
   public void testBasic() {
     MarkerFilter mkt = new MarkerFilter();
-    mkt.setMarker(MARKER_NAME);
+    mkt.setMarker(TOTO);
+    mkt.setOnMatch("ACCEPT");
+    mkt.setOnMismatch("DENY");
+
+    mkt.start();
+    assertTrue(mkt.isStarted());
+    assertEquals(FilterReply.DENY, mkt.decide(null, null, null, null, null, null));
+    assertEquals(FilterReply.ACCEPT, mkt.decide(totoMarker, null, null, null, null, null));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testComposite() {
+    String compositeMarkerName = COMPOSITE;
+    Marker compositeMarker = MarkerFactory.getMarker(compositeMarkerName);
+    compositeMarker.add(totoMarker);
+
+    MarkerFilter mkt = new MarkerFilter();
+    mkt.setMarker(TOTO);
     mkt.setOnMatch("ACCEPT");
     mkt.setOnMismatch("DENY");
 
     mkt.start();
+
     assertTrue(mkt.isStarted());
     assertEquals(FilterReply.DENY, mkt.decide(null, null, null, null, null, null));
     assertEquals(FilterReply.ACCEPT, mkt.decide(totoMarker, null, null, null, null, null));
+    assertEquals(FilterReply.ACCEPT, mkt.decide(compositeMarker, null, null, null, null, null));
   }
-  
+
 }