diff --git a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.cpp b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.cpp
index 46611e6a0..5a783c5eb 100644
--- a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.cpp
@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
 
 /***************************************************************************
                           mymoneyexceptiontest.cpp
                           -------------------
     copyright            : (C) 2002 by Thomas Baumgart
     email                : ipwizard@users.sourceforge.net
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 /***************************************************************************
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "mymoneyexception-test.h"
 
 #include <QtTest>
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(MyMoneyExceptionTest)
 
 void MyMoneyExceptionTest::init()
 {
 }
 
 void MyMoneyExceptionTest::cleanup()
 {
 }
 
 void MyMoneyExceptionTest::testDefaultConstructor()
 {
   const MyMoneyException &e = MYMONEYEXCEPTION_CSTRING("Message");
   QVERIFY(QString::fromLatin1(e.what()).startsWith("Message"));
   QVERIFY(QString::fromLatin1(e.what()).contains(QString::number(__LINE__ - 2)));
   QVERIFY(QString::fromLatin1(e.what()).contains(QString::fromLatin1(__FILE__)));
 }
+
+void MyMoneyExceptionTest::testCatching()
+{
+  try {
+    throw MYMONEYEXCEPTION_CSTRING("Message");
+  } catch(const MyMoneyException& e) {
+    QVERIFY(QString::fromLatin1(e.what()).startsWith("Message"));
+    QVERIFY(QString::fromLatin1(e.what()).contains(QString::number(__LINE__ - 3)));
+    QVERIFY(QString::fromLatin1(e.what()).contains(QString::fromLatin1(__FILE__)));
+  } catch(...) {
+    QFAIL("Catching MyMoneyException does not work properly");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.h b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.h
index c30f2bb5b..adb934a9b 100644
--- a/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.h
+++ b/kmymoney/mymoney/tests/mymoneyexception-test.h
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 /***************************************************************************
                           mymoneyexceptiontest.h
                           -------------------
     copyright            : (C) 2002 by Thomas Baumgart
     email                : ipwizard@users.sourceforge.net
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 /***************************************************************************
  *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
  *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #ifndef MYMONEYEXCEPTIONTEST_H
 #define MYMONEYEXCEPTIONTEST_H
 
 #include <QObject>
 
 #include "mymoneyexception.h"
 
 class MyMoneyExceptionTest : public QObject
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
   void init();
   void cleanup();
 
   void testDefaultConstructor();
+  void testCatching();
 };
 #endif