diff --git a/org.springframework.oxm/src/test/java/org/springframework/oxm/jaxb/Jaxb2MarshallerTests.java b/org.springframework.oxm/src/test/java/org/springframework/oxm/jaxb/Jaxb2MarshallerTests.java
index 54a6a87884..0e9771dbe9 100644
--- a/org.springframework.oxm/src/test/java/org/springframework/oxm/jaxb/Jaxb2MarshallerTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.oxm/src/test/java/org/springframework/oxm/jaxb/Jaxb2MarshallerTests.java
@@ -236,6 +236,19 @@ public class Jaxb2MarshallerTests extends AbstractMarshallerTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void supportsXmlRootElement() throws Exception {
+		marshaller = new Jaxb2Marshaller();
+		marshaller.setClassesToBeBound(new Class[]{DummyRootElement.class, DummyType.class});
+		marshaller.afterPropertiesSet();
+		assertTrue("Jaxb2Marshaller does not support XmlRootElement class", marshaller.supports(DummyRootElement.class));
+		assertTrue("Jaxb2Marshaller does not support XmlRootElement generic type", marshaller.supports((Type)DummyRootElement.class));
+
+		assertFalse("Jaxb2Marshaller supports DummyType class", marshaller.supports(DummyType.class));
+		assertFalse("Jaxb2Marshaller supports DummyType type", marshaller.supports((Type)DummyType.class));
+	}
+	
+
 	@Test
 	public void marshalAttachments() throws Exception {
 		marshaller = new Jaxb2Marshaller();