diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/IntegrationTestSuite.java b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/IntegrationTestSuite.java
index b78389ea98..5f30e68201 100644
--- a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/IntegrationTestSuite.java
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/IntegrationTestSuite.java
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ public static Test suite() throws VerificationException
 		suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng3372DirectInvocationOfPlugins.class );
 		suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng3099SettingsProfilesWithNoPOM.class );
 		suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng3331ModulePathNormalization.class );
+		suite.addTestSuite( MavenITmng1493NonStandardModulePomNames.class );
         // suite.addTestSuite( MavenIT0120EjbClientDependency.class ); -- not passing for 2.0.7 either, looks to be 2.1+ ?
         return suite;
     }
diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenITmng1493NonStandardModulePomNames.java b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenITmng1493NonStandardModulePomNames.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46b5687c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/integrationtests/MavenITmng1493NonStandardModulePomNames.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package org.apache.maven.integrationtests;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.maven.integrationtests.AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase;
+import org.apache.maven.it.Verifier;
+import org.apache.maven.it.util.ResourceExtractor;
+
+public class MavenITmng1493NonStandardModulePomNames
+    extends AbstractMavenIntegrationTestCase
+{
+    public void testitMNG1493 ()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        File testDir = ResourceExtractor.simpleExtractResources( getClass(), "/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames" );
+
+        Verifier verifier;
+
+        verifier = new Verifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+
+        verifier.executeGoal( "initialize" );
+
+        /*
+         * This is the simplest way to check a build
+         * succeeded. It is also the simplest way to create
+         * an IT test: make the build pass when the test
+         * should pass, and make the build fail when the
+         * test should fail. There are other methods
+         * supported by the verifier. They can be seen here:
+         * http://maven.apache.org/shared/maven-verifier/apidocs/index.html
+         */
+        verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/module/pom-unusual.xml b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/module/pom-unusual.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..372e7e316a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/module/pom-unusual.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.itsample</groupId>
+  <artifactId>module</artifactId>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <version>1</version>
+</project>
diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/pom.xml b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b9ab208bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng1493</groupId>
+  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <version>1</version>
+
+  <modules>
+    <module>module/pom-unusual.xml</module>
+  </modules>
+</project>
diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/readme.txt b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c42c04f088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-1493-nonstandardModulePomNames/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Checks that non-standard module-pom filenames can be referenced by file within a <modules/> section, rather than depending on using the directory name with the normal 'pom.xml' as an implied POM filename.
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