diff --git a/src/Build.UnitTests/Parser_Tests.cs b/src/Build.UnitTests/Parser_Tests.cs
index 7a27e3463d2..3424c237464 100644
--- a/src/Build.UnitTests/Parser_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Build.UnitTests/Parser_Tests.cs
@@ -526,5 +526,18 @@ public void VerifyNoWarningForOrder()
             // Make sure the log contains the correct strings.
             Assert.DoesNotContain("MSB4130:", ml.FullLog); // "No need to warn for this expression - ($(a) == 1 or $(b) == 2) and $(c) == 3."
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void WhitespaceTest()
+        {
+            MockLogger ml = ObjectModelHelpers.BuildProjectExpectFailure(@"
+                    <Project ToolsVersion=`msbuilddefaulttoolsversion` xmlns=`msbuildnamespace`>
+                        <Target Name=`Build`>
+                            <Warning Text=`should error on this line` Condition=`$(MSBuildProjectFullPath ) != ''`/>
+                        </Target>
+                    </Project>");
+
+            Assert.Contains("MSB4151:", ml.FullLog);
+        }
     }
 }