diff --git a/test/fixtures/exportstag5.js b/test/fixtures/exportstag5.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2c5fc8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/exportstag5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+define(function() {
+    'use strict';
+    var bar = function() {};
+    /** @exports Foo */
+    var Foo = Object.create(
+        /** @lends module:Foo.prototype */
+        {
+            /** This should be in the Foo module doc. */
+            bar : function() {}
+        }
+    );
+    return Foo;
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/exportstag.js b/test/specs/tags/exportstag.js
index 6d422754..c1e06a04 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/exportstag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/exportstag.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*global describe: true, expect: true, it: true, jasmine: true */
 describe("@exports tag", function() {
 
     describe("object literals", function() {
@@ -86,4 +87,13 @@ describe("@exports tag", function() {
             //expect(inhead.memberof, 'module:html/utils');
         });
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    describe('variable shadowing', function() {
+        var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/exportstag5.js');
+        var method = docSet.getByLongname('module:Foo#bar')[0];
+
+        it('A variable defined in an inner scope should correctly shadow a variable in an outer scope.', function() {
+            expect(method.description).toBe('This should be in the Foo module doc.');
+        });
+    });
+});