diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Core/TypeConversion/TypeConversionUtilsTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Core/TypeConversion/TypeConversionUtilsTests.cs
index 8fe88761..c48153da 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Core/TypeConversion/TypeConversionUtilsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Core/TypeConversion/TypeConversionUtilsTests.cs
@@ -31,18 +31,47 @@ namespace Spring.Core.TypeConversion
     /// This class contains tests for TypeConversionUtils
     /// </summary>
     /// <author>Mark Pollack</author>
+    /// <author>Andreas Kluth</author>
     [TestFixture]
     public class TypeConversionUtilsTests
     {
-
-#if NET_2_0
         [Test]
         public void NullAbleTest()
         {
             object o = TypeConversionUtils.ConvertValueIfNecessary(typeof(DateTime?), "", "bla");
             Assert.IsNull(o);
-        } 
-#endif
-        
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [SetCulture( "en-US" )]
+        public void ConvertValueForDecimalMarkWithPointReturnsValue()
+        {
+          object o = TypeConversionUtils.ConvertValueIfNecessary( typeof( Double ), "1.2", "foo" );
+          Assert.That( o, Is.EqualTo( 1.2 ) );
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [SetCulture( "en-US" )]
+        public void ConvertValueForDecimalMarkWithCommaFails()
+        {
+          TestDelegate testDelegate = () => TypeConversionUtils.ConvertValueIfNecessary( typeof( Double ), "1,2", "foo" );
+          Assert.Throws<TypeMismatchException>( testDelegate );
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [SetCulture( "nl-NL" )]
+        public void ConvertValueWithDutchCultureForDecimalMarkWithPointReturnsValue()
+        {
+          object o = TypeConversionUtils.ConvertValueIfNecessary( typeof( Double ), "1.2", "foo" );
+          Assert.That( o, Is.EqualTo( 1.2 ) );
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        [SetCulture( "nl-NL" )]
+        public void ConvertValueWithDutchCultureForDecimalMarkWithCommaReturnsValue()
+        {
+          object o = TypeConversionUtils.ConvertValueIfNecessary( typeof( Double ), "1,2", "foo" );
+          Assert.That( o, Is.EqualTo( 1.2 ) );
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2008.csproj b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2008.csproj
index d211800e..58723712 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2008.csproj
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2008.csproj
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\StreamConverterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\StringArrayConverterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\TimeSpanConverterTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\TypeConversionUtilsTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\TypeConverterRegistryTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\UriConverterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeResolution\CachedTypeResolverTests.cs" />
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2010.csproj b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2010.csproj
index 521fedd1..1abe6791 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2010.csproj
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.2010.csproj
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\StreamConverterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\StringArrayConverterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\TimeSpanConverterTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\TypeConversionUtilsTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\TypeConverterRegistryTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeConversion\UriConverterTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Core\TypeResolution\CachedTypeResolverTests.cs" />