diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0088/expected-results.txt b/maven-core-it/it0088/expected-results.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e97e56f118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0088/expected-results.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target/classes/test.properties
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0088/goals.txt b/maven-core-it/it0088/goals.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9daeafb986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0088/goals.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0088/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0088/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3740b8e77d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0088/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.it</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-core-it0088</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0</version>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <type>jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+        <filtering>true</filtering>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0088/src/main/resources/test.properties b/maven-core-it/it0088/src/main/resources/test.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afe1e72856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0088/src/main/resources/test.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+project.build.directory = ${project.build.directory}
diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0088/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it0088/PomInterpolationTest.java b/maven-core-it/it0088/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it0088/PomInterpolationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fa5d4546b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0088/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it0088/PomInterpolationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.apache.maven.it0088;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+
+public class PomInterpolationTest
+    extends TestCase
+{
+    private String basedir;
+
+    protected void setUp()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        basedir = System.getProperty( "basedir" );
+    }
+
+    public void testProjectBuildDirectory()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        Properties testProperties = new Properties();
+
+        File testPropertiesFile = new File( basedir, "target/classes/test.properties" );
+
+        assertTrue( testPropertiesFile.exists() );
+
+        testProperties.load( new FileInputStream( testPropertiesFile ) );
+
+        File projectBuildDirectory = new File( basedir, "target" );
+
+        assertEquals( testProperties.getProperty( "project.build.directory" ), projectBuildDirectory.getAbsolutePath() );
+    }
+}