1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb
index ba121cc352..a428fe5061 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/hash_ext_test.rb
@@ -572,6 +572,12 @@ class HashToXmlTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert_equal expected, hash.to_xml(@xml_options)
     end
   end
+  
+  def test_empty_string_works_for_typecast_xml_value    
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      Hash.send(:typecast_xml_value, "")
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 class QueryTest < Test::Unit::TestCase