diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/joda/JodaTimeFormattingTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/joda/JodaTimeFormattingTests.java
index b1d1fbd21be..214ec1b708a 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/joda/JodaTimeFormattingTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/format/datetime/joda/JodaTimeFormattingTests.java
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ public class JodaTimeFormattingTests {
 				"localDateTimeAnnotated"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testBindLocalDateTimeAnnotatedLong() {
+		MutablePropertyValues propertyValues = new MutablePropertyValues();
+		propertyValues.add("localDateTimeAnnotatedLong", "October 31, 2009 12:00:00 PM ");
+		binder.bind(propertyValues);
+		assertEquals(0, binder.getBindingResult().getErrorCount());
+		assertEquals("October 31, 2009 12:00:00 PM ", binder.getBindingResult().getFieldValue(
+				"localDateTimeAnnotatedLong"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testBindDateTime() {
 		MutablePropertyValues propertyValues = new MutablePropertyValues();
@@ -287,6 +297,9 @@ public class JodaTimeFormattingTests {
 		@DateTimeFormat(style="FF")
 		private LocalDateTime localDateTimeAnnotated;
 
+		@DateTimeFormat(style="LL")
+		private LocalDateTime localDateTimeAnnotatedLong;
+
 		private DateTime dateTime;
 
 		@DateTimeFormat(style="MS")
@@ -371,6 +384,14 @@ public class JodaTimeFormattingTests {
 		public void setLocalDateTimeAnnotated(LocalDateTime localDateTimeAnnotated) {
 			this.localDateTimeAnnotated = localDateTimeAnnotated;
 		}
+		
+		public LocalDateTime getLocalDateTimeAnnotatedLong() {
+			return localDateTimeAnnotatedLong;
+		}
+
+		public void setLocalDateTimeAnnotatedLong(LocalDateTime localDateTimeAnnotatedLong) {
+			this.localDateTimeAnnotatedLong = localDateTimeAnnotatedLong;
+		}
 
 		public DateTime getDateTime() {
 			return dateTime;