diff --git a/grails-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/spring/context/ResourceBundleMessageSourceSpec.groovy b/grails-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/spring/context/ResourceBundleMessageSourceSpec.groovy
index 7deed4e8fcd..b44734e0ff8 100644
--- a/grails-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/spring/context/ResourceBundleMessageSourceSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/spring/context/ResourceBundleMessageSourceSpec.groovy
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ class ResourceBundleMessageSourceSpec extends Specification {
     void setup(){
         messages = new TestResource('messages.properties','''\
             foo=bar
+            shared.message=Messages Message
         '''.stripIndent().getBytes('UTF-8'))
          
         other = new TestResource('other.properties','''\
             bar=foo
+            shared.message=Other Message
         '''.stripIndent().getBytes('UTF-8'))
     }
     
@@ -49,11 +51,27 @@ class ResourceBundleMessageSourceSpec extends Specification {
             messageSource.setBasenames('messages','other')
             def locale = Locale.default
         expect:
-            messageSource.getBundleCodes(locale,'messages') == (['foo'] as Set)
-            messageSource.getBundleCodes(locale,'other') == (['bar'] as Set)
-            messageSource.getBundleCodes(locale,'messages','other') == (['foo','bar'] as Set)
+            messageSource.getBundleCodes(locale,'messages') == (['foo', 'shared.message'] as Set)
+            messageSource.getBundleCodes(locale,'other') == (['bar', 'shared.message'] as Set)
+            messageSource.getBundleCodes(locale,'messages','other') == (['foo','bar', 'shared.message'] as Set)
     }
     
+    void 'Check method to verify ResourceBundle ordering prioritizes application over plugin messages'(){
+        given:
+        def messageSource = new ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource(
+          resourceLoader: new DefaultResourceLoader(){
+              Resource getResourceByPath(String path){
+                  path.startsWith('messages') ? messages:other
+              }
+          }
+        )
+        messageSource.setBasenames('other', 'messages')
+        def locale = Locale.default
+        expect: "other messages override plugin messages"
+        messageSource.getMessage('shared.message', null, locale) == 'Other Message'
+        messageSource.getMessage('foo', null, locale) == 'bar'
+    }
+
     class TestResource extends ByteArrayResource{
         String filename