diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/BaseNodeServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/BaseNodeServiceTest.java
index 7e5be748d2..04c631fdb6 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/BaseNodeServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/node/BaseNodeServiceTest.java
@@ -697,6 +697,36 @@ public abstract class BaseNodeServiceTest extends BaseSpringTest
         endTransaction();
     }
     
+    public void testCascadeDelete() throws Exception
+    {
+        // build the node and commit the node graph
+        Map<QName, ChildAssociationRef> assocRefs = buildNodeGraph(nodeService, rootNodeRef);
+        NodeRef n3Ref = assocRefs.get(QName.createQName(BaseNodeServiceTest.NAMESPACE, "n1_p_n3")).getChildRef();
+        NodeRef n4Ref = assocRefs.get(QName.createQName(BaseNodeServiceTest.NAMESPACE, "n2_p_n4")).getChildRef();
+        NodeRef n6Ref = assocRefs.get(QName.createQName(BaseNodeServiceTest.NAMESPACE, "n3_p_n6")).getChildRef();
+        NodeRef n7Ref = assocRefs.get(QName.createQName(BaseNodeServiceTest.NAMESPACE, "n5_p_n7")).getChildRef();
+        NodeRef n8Ref = assocRefs.get(QName.createQName(BaseNodeServiceTest.NAMESPACE, "n6_p_n8")).getChildRef();
+
+        // control checks
+        assertEquals("n6 not present", 1, countNodesByReference(n6Ref));
+        assertEquals("n8 not present", 1, countNodesByReference(n8Ref));
+        assertEquals("n6 primary parent association not present on n3", 1, countChildrenOfNode(n3Ref));
+        assertEquals("n6 secondary parent association not present on n4", 1, countChildrenOfNode(n4Ref));
+        assertEquals("n8 secondary parent association not present on n7", 1, countChildrenOfNode(n7Ref));
+        
+        // delete n6
+        nodeService.deleteNode(n6Ref);
+        // commit to check
+        setComplete();
+        endTransaction();
+
+        assertEquals("n6 not directly deleted", 0, countNodesByReference(n6Ref));
+        assertEquals("n8 not cascade deleted", 0, countNodesByReference(n8Ref));
+        assertEquals("n6 primary parent association not removed from n3", 0, countChildrenOfNode(n3Ref));
+        assertEquals("n6 secondary parent association not removed from n4", 0, countChildrenOfNode(n4Ref));
+        assertEquals("n8 secondary parent association not removed from n7", 0, countChildrenOfNode(n7Ref));
+    }
+    
     private int countChildrenOfNode(NodeRef nodeRef)
     {
         String query =