diff --git a/actionview/test/fixtures/customers/_customer.xml.erb b/actionview/test/fixtures/customers/_customer.xml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3f1e0768f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionview/test/fixtures/customers/_customer.xml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<greeting><%= greeting %></greeting><name><%= customer.name %></name>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb b/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb
index 055a273cc3..db5d99755c 100644
--- a/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb
@@ -304,6 +304,16 @@ module RenderTestCases
     assert_equal "Hola: david", @controller_view.render('customer_greeting', :greeting => 'Hola', :customer_greeting => Customer.new("david"))
   end
 
+  def test_render_partial_with_object_uses_render_partial_path
+    assert_equal "Hello: lifo",
+      @controller_view.render(:partial => Customer.new("lifo"), :locals => {:greeting => "Hello"})
+  end
+
+  def test_render_partial_with_object_and_format_uses_render_partial_path
+    assert_equal "<greeting>Hello</greeting><name>lifo</name>",
+      @controller_view.render(:partial => Customer.new("lifo"), :formats => :xml, :locals => {:greeting => "Hello"})
+  end
+
   def test_render_partial_using_object
     assert_equal "Hello: lifo",
       @controller_view.render(Customer.new("lifo"), :greeting => "Hello")