diff --git a/vendor/plugins/design/test/design_test.rb b/vendor/plugins/design/test/design_test.rb
index e99d66e..af50dfb 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/design/test/design_test.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/design/test/design_test.rb
@@ -50,4 +50,10 @@ class DesignTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'public'), Design.public_filesystem_root
   end
 
+  def test_subclass_controller_can_override_superclass_design_holder
+    assert_equal 'sample_object', ProxyDesignHolderTestController.send(:design_plugin_config)[:holder]
+    assert_equal 'another_object', InheritanceDesignTestController.send(:design_plugin_config)[:holder]
+
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/vendor/plugins/design/test/test_helper.rb b/vendor/plugins/design/test/test_helper.rb
index d628750..ea44229 100644
--- a/vendor/plugins/design/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/vendor/plugins/design/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ class ProxyDesignHolderTestController < ActionController::Base
   end
 end
 
+class AnotherTestDesignHolder
+  attr_accessor :template, :theme, :icon_theme, :boxes
+end
+
+class InheritanceDesignTestController < ProxyDesignHolderTestController
+  design :holder => 'another_object'
+end
+
 class DesignEditorTestController < ActionController::Base
   design_editor :holder => 'sample_object'
   def initialize
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