diff --git a/Tests/OutOfSource/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/OutOfSource/CMakeLists.txt
index e6c4f9733..a053f1401 100644
--- a/Tests/OutOfSource/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/OutOfSource/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-# a simple test case
-PROJECT (OutOfSource)
+# a simple test cas
+project (OutOfSource)
 
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(SubDir)
+add_subdirectory(SubDir)
 
-SET(KEN 1)
+get_directory_property(ANIMAL DIRECTORY OutOfSourceSubdir DEFINITION WEASELS)
+
+configure_file(
+  ${OutOfSource_SOURCE_DIR}/testdp.h.in
+  ${OutOfSource_BINARY_DIR}/SubDir/OutOfSourceSubdir/testdp.h
+  )
+
+set(KEN 1)
diff --git a/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/CMakeLists.txt
index 412a1ca02..3180f28be 100644
--- a/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+
 IF ("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${ANOTHER_PROJ_SOURCE_DIR}")
   SET(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS 1)
   ADD_LIBRARY(testlib testlib.cxx)
@@ -5,3 +7,5 @@ IF ("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${ANOTHER_PROJ_SOURCE_DIR}")
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(simple testlib)
 ENDIF ("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${ANOTHER_PROJ_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
+# test getting a definition from a subdir
+SET (WEASELS SIZZLING)
diff --git a/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/simple.cxx b/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/simple.cxx
index cfb1f1ab6..e06777deb 100644
--- a/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/simple.cxx
+++ b/Tests/OutOfSource/OutOfSourceSubdir/simple.cxx
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
 #include "testlib.h"
+#include "testdp.h"
 
 int main ()
-{
+{  
+  if (strcmp(animal,"SIZZLING"))
+    {
+    fprintf(stderr,"Get definitions from a subdir did not work\n");
+    return -2;
+    }
   if(TestLib() != 1.0)
     {
     return -1;
diff --git a/Tests/OutOfSource/testdp.h.in b/Tests/OutOfSource/testdp.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ca99d523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/OutOfSource/testdp.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+char *animal = "${ANIMAL}";