diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts
index 1b7ab43223..bda6fdf177 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/security_integration_spec.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
                 });
           });
 
+      itAsync(
+          'should escape unsafe SVG attributes',
+          (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
+            let tpl = `<svg:circle [xlink:href]="ctxProp">Text</svg:circle>`;
+            tcb = tcb.overrideView(
+                SecuredComponent, new ViewMetadata({template: tpl, directives: []}));
+            PromiseWrapper.catchError(tcb.createAsync(SecuredComponent), (e) => {
+              expect(e.message).toContain(`Can't bind to 'xlink:href'`);
+              async.done();
+              return null;
+            });
+          });
+
       itAsync(
           'should escape unsafe HTML values',
           (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {