diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2576MakeLikeReactorTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2576MakeLikeReactorTest.java
index e717a81ed8..ce6b3a9f6c 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2576MakeLikeReactorTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2576MakeLikeReactorTest.java
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@ public class MavenITmng2576MakeLikeReactorTest
         verifier.assertFileNotPresent( "sub-d/target/touch.txt" );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verify that using the mere basedir in the project list properly matches projects with non-default POM files.
+     */
+    public void testitMatchesByBasedir()
+        throws Exception
+    {
+        File testDir = ResourceExtractor.simpleExtractResources( getClass(), "/mng-2576" );
+
+        Verifier verifier = new Verifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
+        verifier.setAutoclean( false );
+        clean( verifier );
+        verifier.assertFileNotPresent( "sub-d/pom.xml" );
+        verifier.getCliOptions().add( "-pl" );
+        verifier.getCliOptions().add( "sub-d" );
+        verifier.setLogFileName( "log-basedir.txt" );
+        verifier.executeGoal( "validate" );
+        verifier.verifyErrorFreeLog();
+        verifier.resetStreams();
+
+        verifier.assertFileNotPresent( "target/touch.txt" );
+        verifier.assertFileNotPresent( "sub-a/target/touch.txt" );
+        verifier.assertFileNotPresent( "sub-b/target/touch.txt" );
+        verifier.assertFileNotPresent( "sub-c/target/touch.txt" );
+        verifier.assertFilePresent( "sub-d/target/touch.txt" );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verify that reactor is resumed from specified project.
      */
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/pom.xml
index 2442384d43..1719773149 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ under the License.
     <module>sub-a</module>
     <module>sub-b</module>
     <module>sub-c</module>
-    <module>sub-d</module>
+    <module>sub-d/pom-special.xml</module>
   </modules>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/sub-d/pom.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/sub-d/pom-special.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/sub-d/pom.xml
rename to its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-2576/sub-d/pom-special.xml