diff --git a/tests/lib/db/mdb2schemareader.php b/tests/lib/db/mdb2schemareader.php
index 57cafa7c76b..faa3b8d7da0 100644
--- a/tests/lib/db/mdb2schemareader.php
+++ b/tests/lib/db/mdb2schemareader.php
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class MDB2SchemaReader extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue($table->getColumn('booleanfield_true')->getDefault());
 		$this->assertFalse($table->getColumn('booleanfield_false')->getDefault());
 
+		$this->assertEquals(12, $table->getColumn('decimalfield_precision_scale')->getPrecision());
+		$this->assertEquals(2, $table->getColumn('decimalfield_precision_scale')->getScale());
+
 		$this->assertCount(2, $table->getIndexes());
 		$this->assertEquals(array('integerfield'), $table->getIndex('primary')->getUnquotedColumns());
 		$this->assertTrue($table->getIndex('primary')->isPrimary());
diff --git a/tests/lib/db/testschema.xml b/tests/lib/db/testschema.xml
index 509b55ee81f..9de804b9290 100644
--- a/tests/lib/db/testschema.xml
+++ b/tests/lib/db/testschema.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
 				<type>boolean</type>
 				<default>false</default>
 			</field>
+			<field>
+				<name>decimalfield_precision_scale</name>
+				<type>decimal</decimal>
+				<precision>12</precision>
+				<scale>2</scale>
+			</field>
 
 			<index>
 				<name>index_primary</name>