diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
index 4658eeea17..4d805464c2 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ def url_for(options = {})
     assert_equal '9.9.9.9', request.remote_ip
   end
 
+  test "remote ip when the remote ip middleware returns nil" do
+    request = stub_request 'REMOTE_ADDR' => '127.0.0.1'
+    assert_equal '127.0.0.1', request.remote_ip
+  end
+
   test "remote ip with user specified trusted proxies" do
     @trusted_proxies = /^67\.205\.106\.73$/i