diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_software_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_software_spec.rb
index 306643d53b..547afa73cc 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/test_software_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/test_software_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ require 'software_spec'
 require 'bottles'
 
 class SoftwareSpecTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  include VersionAssertions
+
   def setup
     @spec = SoftwareSpec.new
   end
@@ -30,6 +32,13 @@ class SoftwareSpecTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @spec.resources.each_value { |r| assert_equal @spec, r.owner }
   end
 
+  def test_resource_without_version_receives_owners_version
+    @spec.url('foo-42')
+    @spec.resource('bar') { url 'bar' }
+    @spec.owner = stub(:name => 'some_name')
+    assert_version_equal '42', @spec.resource('bar').version
+  end
+
   def test_option
     @spec.option('foo')
     assert @spec.build.has_option? 'foo'