diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget-inner.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget-inner.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72c84774b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget-inner.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<project>
+  <property name="foo" value="bar"/>
+  <path id="baz">
+    <pathelement location="."/>
+  </path>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6617b77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<project>
+  <target name="do-import">
+    <import file="importintarget-inner.xml"/>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="no-import"/>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTest.java
index 27a5e03a3..9179c55cb 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ImportTest.java
@@ -90,5 +90,17 @@ public class ImportTest extends BuildFileTest {
         assertLogContaining(
             "Unnamed2.xmlUnnamed1.xmlSkipped already imported file");
     }
+
+    public void testImportInTargetNoEffect() {
+        configureProject("src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget.xml");
+        expectPropertyUnset("no-import", "foo");
+        assertTrue(null == getProject().getReference("baz"));
+    }
+
+    public void testImportInTargetWithEffect() {
+        configureProject("src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/import/subdir/importintarget.xml");
+        expectPropertySet("do-import", "foo", "bar");
+        assertNotNull(getProject().getReference("baz"));
+    }
 }