diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/checksum.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/checksum.xml
index b0ea72e11..674b926ef 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/checksum.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/checksum.xml
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@
       <checksum file="../asf-logo.gif" fileext=".md5" />
     </condition>
   </target>
+
+  <target name="verifyFromProperty">
+    <checksum property="checksum" file="checksum.xml"/>
+    <checksum property="checksum" file="checksum.xml" verifyproperty="verify"/>
+  </target>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java
index 4217c7dba..4086566c4 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2001 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2001,2003 The Apache Software Foundation.  All rights
  * reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public class ChecksumTest extends BuildFileTest {
         assertNull(project.getProperty("no.logo.md5"));
     }
 
+    public void testVerifyFromProperty() {
+        assertNull(getProject().getProperty("verify"));
+        expectPropertySet("verifyFromProperty", "verify", "true");
+    }
+
     private void testVerify(String target) {
         assertNull(project.getProperty("logo.md5"));
         assertNull(project.getProperty("no.logo.md5"));