diff --git a/paddle/framework/backward_test.cc b/paddle/framework/backward_test.cc
index 30225a4a99d993c4f12a5e0d276bda18acbc360e..3b7cbcd98927be829d185590147adf74cd3d10d1 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/backward_test.cc
+++ b/paddle/framework/backward_test.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class MulOpMaker : public OpProtoAndCheckerMaker {
     AddInput("X", "A");
     AddInput("Y", "B");
     AddOutput("Out", "Out");
+    AddAttr<int>("x_num_col_dims", "").SetDefault(1).EqualGreaterThan(1);
+    AddAttr<int>("y_num_col_dims", "").SetDefault(1).EqualGreaterThan(1);
     AddComment("Mul");
   }
 };
@@ -440,6 +442,28 @@ TEST(Backward, simple_single_op) {
             std::vector<std::string>({f::GradVarName("b")}));
 }
 
+TEST(Backward, default_attribute) {
+  f::ProgramDesc *program_desc = GetNewProgramDesc();
+  f::ProgramDescBind &program = f::ProgramDescBind::Instance(program_desc);
+  f::BlockDescBind *block = program.Block(0);
+  f::OpDescBind *op = block->AppendOp();
+  op->SetType("mul");
+  op->SetInput("X", {"x"});
+  op->SetInput("Y", {"y"});
+  op->SetOutput("Out", {"out"});
+
+  AppendBackward(program, {});
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(block->AllOps().size(), 2UL);
+  EXPECT_EQ(boost::get<int>(op->GetAttr("x_num_col_dims")), 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(boost::get<int>(op->GetAttr("y_num_col_dims")), 1);
+
+  f::OpDescBind *grad_op = block->AllOps()[1];
+  ASSERT_EQ(grad_op->Type(), "mul_grad");
+  EXPECT_EQ(boost::get<int>(grad_op->GetAttr("x_num_col_dims")), 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(boost::get<int>(grad_op->GetAttr("y_num_col_dims")), 1);
+}
+
 TEST(Backward, simple_mult_op) {
   f::ProgramDesc *program_desc = GetNewProgramDesc();
   f::ProgramDescBind &program = f::ProgramDescBind::Instance(program_desc);