diff --git a/railties/test/rails_info_test.rb b/railties/test/rails_info_test.rb
index 5b9088cb642bba8d85884e6308b65be98c41df94..44a5fd1904fecb79b66488c47645ef7e8939b581 100644
--- a/railties/test/rails_info_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/rails_info_test.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def test_property_with_block
     assert_property 'Goodbye', 'World'
   end
 
+  def test_rails_version
+    assert_property 'Rails version', 
+      File.read(File.realpath('../../../RAILS_VERSION', __FILE__)).chomp
+  end
+
   def test_framework_version
     assert_property 'Active Support version', ActiveSupport.version.to_s
   end