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diff --git a/tools/build/test/implicit_dependency.py b/tools/build/test/implicit_dependency.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2006.
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+# accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+# Test the <implicit-dependency> is respected even if the target referred to is
+# not built itself, but only referred to by <implicit-dependency>.
+
+import BoostBuild
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester(use_test_config=False)
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """
+make a.h : : gen-header ;
+explicit a.h ;
+
+exe hello : hello.cpp : <implicit-dependency>a.h ;
+
+import os ;
+if [ os.name ] = NT
+{
+    actions gen-header
+    {
+       echo int i; > $(<)
+    }
+}
+else
+{
+    actions gen-header
+    {
+        echo "int i;" > $(<)
+    }
+}
+""")
+
+t.write("hello.cpp", """
+#include "a.h"
+int main() { return i; }
+""")
+
+
+t.run_build_system()
+
+t.expect_addition("bin/$toolset/debug/hello.exe")
+
+t.rm("bin")
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """
+make dir/a.h : : gen-header ;
+explicit dir/a.h ;
+
+exe hello : hello.cpp : <implicit-dependency>dir/a.h ;
+
+import os ;
+if [ os.name ] = NT
+{
+    actions gen-header
+    {
+       echo int i; > $(<)
+    }
+}
+else
+{
+    actions gen-header
+    {
+        echo "int i;" > $(<)
+    }
+}
+""")
+
+t.write("hello.cpp", """
+#include "dir/a.h"
+int main() { return i; }
+""")
+t.run_build_system()
+
+t.expect_addition("bin/$toolset/debug/hello.exe")
+
+t.cleanup()