diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/design/UseSingletonRuleTest.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/design/UseSingletonRuleTest.java
index 05dc9b749a..e728327097 100644
--- a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/design/UseSingletonRuleTest.java
+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/design/UseSingletonRuleTest.java
@@ -43,4 +43,12 @@ public class UseSingletonRuleTest
 				new UseSingletonRule());
 	assertEquals( 1, report.countViolationsInCurrentFile() );
     }
+
+    public void testUseSingleton4() 
+	throws Throwable 
+    {
+	Report report = process("design/UseSingleton4.java",
+				new UseSingletonRule());
+	assertEquals( 0, report.countViolationsInCurrentFile() );
+    }
 }