diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Data/Spring/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyResourceConfigurerTests.xml b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Data/Spring/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyResourceConfigurerTests.xml
index 0b687a98..802374d7 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Data/Spring/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyResourceConfigurerTests.xml
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Data/Spring/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyResourceConfigurerTests.xml
@@ -1,34 +1,44 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<objects xmlns="http://www.springframework.net" 
-	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.net http://www.springframework.net/xsd/spring-objects.xsd">
-
-	<object id="OverrideConfigurer" type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.PropertyOverrideConfigurer">
-		<property name="Properties">
-			<name-values>
-				<add key="Test2.Name" value="Overriden Name"/>
-			</name-values>
-		</property>
-	</object>
-	
-	<object id="PlaceholderConfigurer" type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
-		<property name="Properties">
-			<name-values>
-				<add key="DefaultName" value="DefName"/>
-			</name-values>
-		</property>
-	</object>
-	
-	<object id="Test1" type="Spring.Objects.TestObject, Spring.Core.Tests">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<objects xmlns="http://www.springframework.net" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.net http://www.springframework.net/xsd/spring-objects.xsd">
+    <object id="OverrideConfigurer" type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.PropertyOverrideConfigurer">
+        <property name="Properties">
+            <name-values>
+                <add key="Test2.Name" value="Overriden Name" />
+            </name-values>
+        </property>
+    </object>
+    <object id="PlaceholderConfigurer" type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
+        <property name="Properties">
+            <name-values>
+                <add key="DefaultName" value="DefName" />
+            </name-values>
+        </property>
+    </object>
+    <object id="ConfigSectionPlaceholderConfigurer" type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer">
+        <property name="PlaceholderPrefix" value="%{" />
+        <property name="ConfigSections" value="PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest,PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest/PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection" />
+    </object>
+    <object id="Test1" type="Spring.Objects.TestObject, Spring.Core.Tests">
+        <property name="Name">
+            <value>A ${DefaultName}</value>
+        </property>
+    </object>
+    <object id="Test2" type="Spring.Objects.TestObject, Spring.Core.Tests">
+        <property name="Name">
+            <value>Start Name</value>
+        </property>
+    </object>
+    
+	<object id="Test3" type="Spring.Objects.TestObject, Spring.Core.Tests">
     <property name="Name">
-      <value>A ${DefaultName}</value>
+      <value>%{test.name.1}</value>
     </property>
-  </object>
-	
-	<object id="Test2" type="Spring.Objects.TestObject, Spring.Core.Tests">
-    <property name="Name">
-      <value>Start Name</value>
-    </property>
-  </object>
-	
+    </object>
+  
+    <object id="Test4" type="Spring.Objects.TestObject, Spring.Core.Tests">
+        <property name="Name">
+            <value>%{test.name.2}</value>
+        </property>
+    </object>
 </objects>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerTests.cs
index 97fc4f0d..ff0e91a4 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Objects/Factory/Config/PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerTests.cs
@@ -557,6 +557,19 @@ namespace Spring.Objects.Factory.Config
 			Assert.AreEqual("A DefName", to.Name);
         }
 
+		[Test]
+		public void ViaXMLAndConfigSection()
+		{
+			IResource resource = new ReadOnlyXmlTestResource("PropertyResourceConfigurerTests.xml", GetType());
+			XmlObjectFactory xbf = new XmlObjectFactory(resource);
+			PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer ppc = (PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer) xbf.GetObject("ConfigSectionPlaceholderConfigurer");
+			Assert.IsNotNull(ppc);
+			ppc.PostProcessObjectFactory(xbf);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("name from section", ((TestObject)xbf.GetObject("Test3")).Name);
+            Assert.AreEqual("name from sectiongroup/section", ((TestObject)xbf.GetObject("Test4")).Name);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void WithTypes()
         {
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll-1.1.config b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll-1.1.config
index 6424829a..ff0f0a9a 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll-1.1.config
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll-1.1.config
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ limitations under the License.
     <sectionGroup name="common">
       <section name="logging" type="Common.Logging.ConfigurationSectionHandler, Common.Logging" />      
     </sectionGroup>
+
+    <section name="PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler"/>
+    <sectionGroup name='PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest'>
+        <section name="PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler"/>
+    </sectionGroup>    
     
     <sectionGroup name='spring'>
       <section name="parsers" type="Spring.Context.Support.NamespaceParsersSectionHandler, Spring.Core"/>
@@ -51,6 +56,16 @@ limitations under the License.
     </sectionGroup>
   </configSections>
 
+  <PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest>
+    <add key="test.name.1" value="name from section"/>
+  </PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest>
+
+  <PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest>
+    <PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection>
+        <add key="test.name.2" value="name from sectiongroup/section"/>
+    </PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection>
+  </PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest>
+
   <common>
     <logging>
       <factoryAdapter type="Common.Logging.Simple.NoOpLoggerFactoryAdapter, Common.Logging"/>
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll.config b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll.config
index b3173801..335b224c 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll.config
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Core.Tests/Spring.Core.Tests.dll.config
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ limitations under the License.
       <section name="logging" type="Common.Logging.ConfigurationSectionHandler, Common.Logging" />      
     </sectionGroup>
     
+    <section name="PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler"/>
+    <sectionGroup name='PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest'>
+        <section name="PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler"/>
+    </sectionGroup>    
+
     <sectionGroup name='spring'>
       <section name="parsers" type="Spring.Context.Support.NamespaceParsersSectionHandler, Spring.Core"/>
       <section name='context' type='Spring.HookableContextHandler, Spring.Core.Tests'/>
@@ -51,6 +56,16 @@ limitations under the License.
     </sectionGroup>
   </configSections>
 
+  <PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest>
+    <add key="test.name.1" value="name from section"/>
+  </PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionTest>
+
+  <PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest>
+    <PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection>
+        <add key="test.name.2" value="name from sectiongroup/section"/>
+    </PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTestSection>
+  </PropertyPlaceholderConfigurerSectionGroupTest>
+
   <common>
     <logging>
       <factoryAdapter type="Common.Logging.Simple.NoOpLoggerFactoryAdapter, Common.Logging"/>