diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilderTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilderTests.java
index e0b0db9507..6afb05bf32 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilderTests.java
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ public class SpringApplicationBuilderTests {
 		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("bar"), is(equalTo("spam")));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void parentFirstWithDifferentProfile() throws Exception {
+		SpringApplicationBuilder application = new SpringApplicationBuilder(
+				ExampleConfig.class).profiles("node").properties("transport=redis")
+				.child(ChildConfig.class).profiles("admin").web(false);
+		this.context = application.run();
+		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().acceptsProfiles("node"), is(true));
+		assertThat(this.context.getParent().getEnvironment().acceptsProfiles("admin"),
+				is(false));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void parentContextIdentical() throws Exception {
 		SpringApplicationBuilder application = new SpringApplicationBuilder(