diff --git a/environments/se/core/src/test/java/org/jboss/weld/environment/se/test/beandiscovery/BeanDiscoveryEmtyBeansXmlTest.java b/environments/se/core/src/test/java/org/jboss/weld/environment/se/test/beandiscovery/BeanDiscoveryEmtyBeansXmlTest.java
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+package org.jboss.weld.environment.se.test.beandiscovery;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import javax.enterprise.inject.spi.BeanManager;
+
+import org.jboss.arquillian.container.test.api.Deployment;
+import org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.Archive;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.BeanArchive;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.ShrinkWrap;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.spec.JavaArchive;
+import org.jboss.weld.environment.se.test.arquillian.WeldSEClassPath;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@RunWith(Arquillian.class)
+public class BeanDiscoveryEmtyBeansXmlTest {
+    @Deployment
+    public static Archive<?> getDeployment() {
+        JavaArchive archive01 = ShrinkWrap.create(BeanArchive.class).addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml")
+                .addClasses(Dog.class, Cat.class, Cow.class);
+        JavaArchive archive02 = ShrinkWrap.create(BeanArchive.class).addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml")
+                .addClasses(Plant.class, Tree.class, Stone.class);
+        JavaArchive archive03 = ShrinkWrap.create(BeanArchive.class).addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml")
+                .addClasses(Flat.class, House.class);
+        return ShrinkWrap.create(WeldSEClassPath.class).add(archive01, archive02, archive03);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArchive01(BeanManager manager) {
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Dog.class).size());
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Cat.class).size());
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Cow.class).size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArchive02(BeanManager manager) {
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Tree.class).size());
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Plant.class).size());
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Stone.class).size());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testArchive03(BeanManager manager) {
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(Flat.class).size());
+        assertEquals(1, manager.getBeans(House.class).size());
+    }
+}