diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapperTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapperTests.java
index 25771aebbd4..d4d977dda5f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapperTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/mapping/support/SpelMapperTests.java
@@ -146,6 +146,31 @@ public class SpelMapperTests {
 		assertEquals("bar", target.nested.foo);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void mapBeanNestedCustomMapper() {
+		PersonDto source = new PersonDto();
+		NestedDto nested = new NestedDto();
+		nested.foo = "bar";
+		source.setNested(nested);
+
+		Person target = new Person();
+
+		SpelMapper nestedMapper = new SpelMapper();
+		nestedMapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
+		nestedMapper.addMapping("foo").setConverter(new Converter<String, String>() {
+			public String convert(String source) {
+				return source + " and baz";
+			}
+		});
+		mapper.addNestedMapper(NestedDto.class, Nested.class, nestedMapper);
+
+		mapper.setAutoMappingEnabled(false);
+		mapper.addMapping("nested");
+		mapper.map(source, target);
+
+		assertEquals("bar and baz", target.nested.foo);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void mapList() {
 		PersonDto source = new PersonDto();