diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
index 2ce38db5..5c5395eb 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/BuildAndDecodeTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.custommonkey.xmlunit.*;
 import org.junit.*;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
@@ -192,6 +194,11 @@ public class BuildAndDecodeTest {
         compareXmlFiles("res/layout/issue1130.xml");
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
+    public void xmlFillParentBecomesMatchTest() throws BrutException {
+        compareXmlFiles("res/layout/issue1274.xml");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void qualifiersTest() throws BrutException {
         compareValuesFiles("values-mcc004-mnc4-en-rUS-ldrtl-sw100dp-w200dp-h300dp"
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/layout/issue1274.xml b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/layout/issue1274.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..becd4227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/layout/issue1274.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
+</LinearLayout>
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