diff --git a/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/DemoTest.java b/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/DemoTest.java
index 78edecb9ee..306829f841 100644
--- a/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/DemoTest.java
+++ b/tycho-its/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tycho/test/DemoTest.java
@@ -12,10 +12,19 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.tycho.test;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Dictionary;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.maven.it.Verifier;
+import org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse.BundlesAction;
+import org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver.BundleDescription;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -24,6 +33,21 @@
  */
 public class DemoTest extends AbstractTychoIntegrationTest {
 
+	@Test
+	public void testAutomaticManifest() throws Exception {
+		Verifier verifier = runDemo("pde-automatic-manifest");
+		BundleDescription description = BundlesAction.createBundleDescription(Path
+				.of(verifier.getBasedir(), "tycho.demo.service.impl/target/tycho.demo.service.impl-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar")
+				.toFile());
+		assertNotNull("demo bundle was not packed", description);
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		Dictionary<String, String> manifest = (Dictionary<String, String>) description.getUserObject();
+		assertEquals("Service component not found", "OSGI-INF/tycho.demo.service.impl.InverterServiceImpl.xml",
+				manifest.get("Service-Component"));
+		assertTrue("tycho.demo.service.api package not imported", Arrays.stream(description.getImportPackages())
+				.anyMatch(pkg -> "tycho.demo.service.api".equals(pkg.getName())));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testTychoJustJDemo() throws Exception {
 		assertIncludesJustJ(new File(runDemo("justj", "-f", "product").getBasedir(),