diff --git a/tests/base/test_include.lua b/tests/base/test_include.lua
index 42b1ce6d85..df95bd1916 100644
--- a/tests/base/test_include.lua
+++ b/tests/base/test_include.lua
@@ -65,3 +65,24 @@
 		includeexternal (_TESTS_DIR .. "/folder/premake5.lua")
 		test.isequal("okokok", p.captured())
 	end
+
+	function suite.includeexternal_withGroup()
+		local w = workspace "w"
+			group "g_"
+			include (_TESTS_DIR .. "/folder/project.lua")
+		local w2 = workspace "w2"
+			project("w2")
+				kind "ConsoleApp"
+				language "C++"
+			includeexternal (_TESTS_DIR .. "/folder/project.lua")
+		
+		prj = p.workspace.getproject(w, 1)
+		test.isequal("ok", prj.name)
+		test.isequal(false, prj.external)
+		prj = p.workspace.getproject(w2, 1)
+		test.isequal("w2", prj.name)
+		test.isequal(false, prj.external) -- is true
+		prj = p.workspace.getproject(w2, 2)
+		test.isequal("ok", prj.name)
+		test.isequal(true, prj.external)
+	end
diff --git a/tests/folder/project.lua b/tests/folder/project.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e9be38931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/folder/project.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+group "g1"
+	project("ok")
+		kind "ConsoleApp"
+		language "C++"
+group()