diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
index 7869e74a25..3697c6921d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StopWatch;
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @author Chris Beams
  */
-public final class DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests {
+public class DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests {
 
 	private static final Log factoryLog = LogFactory.getLog(DefaultListableBeanFactory.class);
 
@@ -1280,6 +1280,15 @@ public final class DefaultListableBeanFactoryTests {
 				factoryBean, bean.getFactoryBean());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGetTypeForAbstractFactoryBean() {
+		DefaultListableBeanFactory lbf = new DefaultListableBeanFactory();
+		RootBeanDefinition bd = new RootBeanDefinition(FactoryBeanThatShouldntBeCalled.class);
+		bd.setAbstract(true);
+		lbf.registerBeanDefinition("factoryBean", bd);
+		assertNull(lbf.getType("factoryBean"));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Verifies that a dependency on a {@link FactoryBean} can <strong>not</strong>
 	 * be autowired <em>by name</em>, as &amp; is an illegal character in