diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/DefaultSpringSecurityContextSourceTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/DefaultSpringSecurityContextSourceTests.java
index 5240988957..1b437c8fc8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/DefaultSpringSecurityContextSourceTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/DefaultSpringSecurityContextSourceTests.java
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ public class DefaultSpringSecurityContextSourceTests {
     public void instantiationSucceeds() {
         new DefaultSpringSecurityContextSource("ldap://blah:789/dc=springframework,dc=org");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void supportsSpacesInUrl() {
+    	new DefaultSpringSecurityContextSource("ldap://myhost:10389/dc=spring%20framework,dc=org");
+    }
+    
 }