diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceParserTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceParserTests.java
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+package org.springframework.security.config;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockFilterChain;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
+import org.springframework.security.ConfigAttributeDefinition;
+import org.springframework.security.SecurityConfig;
+import org.springframework.security.intercept.web.DefaultFilterInvocationDefinitionSource;
+import org.springframework.security.intercept.web.FilterInvocation;
+import org.springframework.security.util.InMemoryXmlApplicationContext;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Luke Taylor
+ * @version $Id$
+ */
+public class FilterInvocationDefinitionSourceParserTests {
+    private AbstractXmlApplicationContext appContext;
+    
+    @After
+    public void closeAppContext() {
+        if (appContext != null) {
+            appContext.close();
+            appContext = null;
+        }
+    }    
+    
+    private void setContext(String context) {
+        appContext = new InMemoryXmlApplicationContext(context);
+    }    
+    
+    @Test
+    public void parsingMinimalConfigurationIsSuccessful() {
+        setContext(
+                "<filter-invocation-definition-source id='fids'>" +
+                "   <intercept-url pattern='/**' access='ROLE_A'/>" +                
+        		"</filter-invocation-definition-source>");
+        DefaultFilterInvocationDefinitionSource fids = (DefaultFilterInvocationDefinitionSource) appContext.getBean("fids");
+        ConfigAttributeDefinition cad = fids.getAttributes(createFilterInvocation("/anything", "GET"));
+        assertTrue(cad.contains(new SecurityConfig("ROLE_A")));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void parsingWithinFilterSecurityInterceptorIsSuccessful() {
+        setContext(
+                "<http auto-config='true'/>" +
+                "<b:bean id='fsi' class='org.springframework.security.intercept.web.FilterSecurityInterceptor' autowire='byType'>" +
+                "   <b:property name='objectDefinitionSource'>" +
+                "       <filter-invocation-definition-source>" +
+                "           <intercept-url pattern='/secure/extreme/**' access='ROLE_SUPERVISOR'/>" +
+                "           <intercept-url pattern='/secure/**' access='ROLE_USER'/>" +
+                "           <intercept-url pattern='/**' access='ROLE_USER'/>" +
+                "       </filter-invocation-definition-source>" +
+                "   </b:property>" +
+                "</b:bean>" + HttpSecurityBeanDefinitionParserTests.AUTH_PROVIDER_XML);
+        
+        
+    }
+    
+    
+    private FilterInvocation createFilterInvocation(String path, String method) {
+        MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+        request.setRequestURI(null);
+        request.setMethod(method);
+
+        request.setServletPath(path);
+
+        return new FilterInvocation(request, new MockHttpServletResponse(), new MockFilterChain());
+    }
+}