diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/export-glob-imports-target.rs b/src/test/run-pass/export-glob-imports-target.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7fe57244f1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/export-glob-imports-target.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Test that a glob-export functions as an import
+// when referenced within its own local scope.
+
+mod foo {
+    export bar::*;
+    mod bar {
+        const a : int = 10;
+    }
+    fn zum() {
+        let b = a;
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/export-glob.rs b/src/test/run-pass/export-glob.rs
index 7463e8ba2952..889805911c14 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/export-glob.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/export-glob.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-test
-// Export the enum variants, without the enum
+
+// Test that a glob-export functions as an explicit
+// named export when referenced from outside its scope.
 
 mod foo {
     export bar::*;