diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/build.sbt
index 53d830e83..82e17b0ab 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/build.sbt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ resolvers +=
 libraryDependencies +=
   "com.example" % "example-child" % "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
+libraryDependencies += "org.apache.geronimo.specs" % "geronimo-jta_1.1_spec" % "1.1.1"
+
 version := "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 
@@ -20,3 +22,18 @@ cleanExampleCache := {
       IO.delete(cacheDir / "com.example")
     }
 }
+
+val checkIvyXml = taskKey[Unit]("Checks the ivy.xml transform was correct")
+
+checkIvyXml := {
+  ivySbt.value.withIvy(streams.value.log) { ivy =>
+    val cacheDir = ivy.getSettings.getDefaultRepositoryCacheBasedir
+    // TODO - Is this actually ok?
+    val xmlFile  =
+      cacheDir / "org.apache.geronimo.specs" / "geronimo-jta_1.1_spec" / "ivy-1.1.1.xml"
+      //cacheDir / "com.example" / "example-child" / "ivy-1.0-SNAPSHOT.xml"
+    val lines = IO.read(xmlFile)
+    if(lines.isEmpty) sys.error(s"Unable to read $xmlFile, could not resolve geronimo...")
+    assert(lines contains "xmlns:e", s"Failed to appropriately modify ivy.xml file for sbt extra attributes!\n$lines")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/test b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/test
index c0f560f2f..368146c24 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/test
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/pom-parent-pom/test
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 > cleanExampleCache
-> update
\ No newline at end of file
+> update
+> checkIvyXml
+-> resolv
\ No newline at end of file