2 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/test/abstract/layouts_test.rb b/actionpack/test/abstract/layouts_test.rb
index 558a45b87f..70688d7267 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/abstract/layouts_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/abstract/layouts_test.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ module AbstractControllerTests
       end
     end
 
+    class WithProcReturningNil < Base
+      layout proc { |c| nil }
+
+      def index
+        render template: ActionView::Template::Text.new("Hello nil!")
+      end
+    end
+
     class WithZeroArityProc < Base
       layout proc { "overwrite" }
 
@@ -249,6 +257,12 @@ module AbstractControllerTests
         assert_equal "Overwrite Hello proc!", controller.response_body
       end
 
+      test "when layout is specified as a proc and the proc retuns nil, don't use a layout" do
+        controller = WithProcReturningNil.new
+        controller.process(:index)
+        assert_equal "Hello nil!", controller.response_body
+      end
+
       test "when layout is specified as a proc without parameters it works just the same" do
         controller = WithZeroArityProc.new
         controller.process(:index)
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/layout_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/layout_test.rb
index 71bcfd664e..a61a1fe99d 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/layout_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/layout_test.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ class HasOwnLayoutController < LayoutTest
   layout 'item'
 end
 
+class HasNilLayoutSymbol < LayoutTest
+  layout :nilz
+
+  def nilz
+    nil
+  end
+end
+
+class HasNilLayoutProc < LayoutTest
+  layout proc { |c| nil }
+end
+
 class PrependsViewPathController < LayoutTest
   def hello
     prepend_view_path File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../fixtures/layout_tests/alt/'
@@ -142,6 +154,18 @@ class LayoutSetInResponseTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_template :layout => "layouts/item"
   end
 
+  def test_layout_symbol_set_in_controller_returning_nil_falls_back_to_default
+    @controller = HasNilLayoutSymbol.new
+    get :hello
+    assert_template layout: "layouts/layout_test"
+  end
+
+  def test_layout_proc_set_in_controller_returning_nil_falls_back_to_default
+    @controller = HasNilLayoutProc.new
+    get :hello
+    assert_template layout: "layouts/layout_test"
+  end
+
   def test_layout_only_exception_when_included
     @controller = OnlyLayoutController.new
     get :hello