diff --git a/spec/classes/relationship__notify_spec.rb b/spec/classes/relationship__notify_spec.rb
index c4d4c2f58..274e060e7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/relationship__notify_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/relationship__notify_spec.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@
 
   it { should contain_notify('pre').that_notifies(['Notify[post]']) }
   it { should contain_notify('post').that_subscribes_to(['Notify[pre]']) }
+
+  # TODO: in practice this transitive notification doesn't work
+  it { should contain_service('myservice').that_subscribes_to('File[/tmp/file.txt]') }
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/modules/relationships/manifests/notify.pp b/spec/fixtures/modules/relationships/manifests/notify.pp
index e64da8cce..4de551246 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/modules/relationships/manifests/notify.pp
+++ b/spec/fixtures/modules/relationships/manifests/notify.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
   class { '::relationships::notify::pre': } ~>
   class { '::relationships::notify::middle': } ~>
   class { '::relationships::notify::post': }
+
+  file { '/tmp/file.txt': } ~>
+  file { '/tmp/directory': } ~>
+  service { 'myservice': }
 }
 
 class relationships::notify::pre {