diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/CreateRecordTest.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/CreateRecordTest.java
index 349ddeee97..dbe2eba2f8 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/CreateRecordTest.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/CreateRecordTest.java
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 
 package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.integration.record;
 
+import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.alfresco.jlan.client.info.FileInfo;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.capability.Capability;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.capability.RMPermissionModel;
@@ -212,7 +214,68 @@ public class CreateRecordTest extends BaseRMTestCase
             }
         });
     }
-    
+
+
+    /**
+     * unit test for RM1649 fix
+     * test if a user with create record permissions and without file record permission is able to create a record
+     * within unfiled record container
+     */
+    public void testCreateRecordCapabilityInUnfiledRecordFolder() throws Exception
+    {
+        doBehaviourDrivenTest(new BehaviourDrivenTest()
+        {
+            /** test data */
+            String roleName = GUID.generate();
+            String user = GUID.generate();
+            NodeRef unfiledRecordFolder;
+
+            public void given()
+            {
+                // create a role with view and create capabilities
+                Set<Capability> capabilities = new HashSet<Capability>(2);
+                capabilities.add(capabilityService.getCapability("ViewRecords"));
+                capabilities.add(capabilityService.getCapability("CreateRecords"));
+                filePlanRoleService.createRole(filePlan, roleName, roleName, capabilities);
+
+
+                // create user and assign to role
+                createPerson(user, true);
+                filePlanRoleService.assignRoleToAuthority(filePlan, roleName, user);
+
+                //give read and file permission to user on unfiled records container
+                filePlanPermissionService.setPermission(unfiledContainer, user, RMPermissionModel.FILING);
+                // create unfiled folder
+                unfiledRecordFolder = fileFolderService.create(filePlanService.getUnfiledContainer(filePlan), "my " +
+                        "test folder", TYPE_UNFILED_RECORD_FOLDER).getNodeRef();
+
+
+            }
+
+            public void when()
+            {
+                AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<Void>()
+                {
+                    public Void doWork() throws Exception
+                    {
+                       recordService.createRecord(filePlan, dmDocument, unfiledRecordFolder, true);
+//                        record = recordService.createRecordFromContent(unfiledContainer, GUID.generate(),
+//                                TYPE_CONTENT, null, null);
+
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                }, user);
+            }
+
+            public void then()
+            {
+
+                // check the details of the record
+                assertTrue(recordService.isRecord(dmDocument));
+
+            }
+        });
+    }
     /**
      * Given I have ViewRecord and CreateRecord capabilities
      * And I have filling on a record folder