diff --git a/test/test_rake_task_argument_parsing.rb b/test/test_rake_task_argument_parsing.rb
index fbe0273e7..e65712b37 100644
--- a/test/test_rake_task_argument_parsing.rb
+++ b/test/test_rake_task_argument_parsing.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ def test_two_arguments
     assert_equal ["one", "two"], args
   end
 
+  def test_can_handle_spaces_between_args
+    name, args = @app.parse_task_string("name[one, two,\tthree , \tfour]")
+    assert_equal "name", name
+    assert_equal ["one", "two", "three", "four"], args
+  end
+
   def test_can_handle_spaces_between_all_args
     name, args = @app.parse_task_string("name[ one , two ,\tthree , \tfour ]")
     assert_equal "name", name