diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ReflectionEmbeddedPropertyTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ReflectionEmbeddedPropertyTest.php
index 237de15d8..8a67efdf3 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ReflectionEmbeddedPropertyTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Mapping/ReflectionEmbeddedPropertyTest.php
@@ -42,6 +42,30 @@ class ReflectionEmbeddedPropertyTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertSame('changedValue', $embeddedPropertyReflection->getValue($object));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param ReflectionProperty $parentProperty
+     * @param ReflectionProperty $childProperty
+     *
+     * @dataProvider getTestedReflectionProperties
+     */
+    public function testWillSkipReadingPropertiesFromNullEmbeddable(
+        ReflectionProperty $parentProperty,
+        ReflectionProperty $childProperty
+    )
+    {
+        $embeddedPropertyReflection = new ReflectionEmbeddedProperty(
+            $parentProperty,
+            $childProperty,
+            $childProperty->getDeclaringClass()->getName()
+        );
+
+        $instantiator = new Instantiator();
+
+        $this->assertNull($embeddedPropertyReflection->getValue(
+            $instantiator->instantiate($parentProperty->getDeclaringClass()->getName())
+        ));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Data provider
      *