diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/DesignRulesTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/DesignRulesTest.java
index 32574ff23f..4115b86f46 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/DesignRulesTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/DesignRulesTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class DesignRulesTest extends SimpleAggregatorTst {
         addRule(RULESET, "CloseResource");
         addRule(RULESET, "CompareObjectsWithEquals");
         addRule(RULESET, "ConfusingTernary");
+        addRule(RULESET, "ConstantsInInterface");
         addRule(RULESET, "ConstructorCallsOverridableMethod");
         addRule(RULESET, "DefaultLabelNotLastInSwitchStmt");
         addRule(RULESET, "EmptyMethodInAbstractClassShouldBeAbstract");
@@ -73,6 +74,5 @@ public class DesignRulesTest extends SimpleAggregatorTst {
         addRule(RULESET, "UseNotifyAllInsteadOfNotify");
         addRule(RULESET, "UseUtilityClass");
         addRule(RULESET, "UseVarargs");
-        addRule(RULESET, "ConstantsInInterface");
     }
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/ConstantsInInterface.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/ConstantsInInterface.xml
index e470dff2f9..3a193c7042 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/ConstantsInInterface.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/ConstantsInInterface.xml
@@ -61,4 +61,26 @@ public interface SomeInterfaceName {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>clear rule violation (from AvoidConstantsInInterface)</description>
+        <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public interface Foo {
+ public static final int FOO = 2;
+ public static final String BAR = "bar";
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>ok (from AvoidConstantsInInterface)</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public interface Foo {
+ public static final int FOO = 2;
+ public void buz();
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>