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 9260900f..6a358d70 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
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ public class BuildAndDecodeTest {
         compareXmlFiles("res/xml/references.xml");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void xmlReferenceAttributeTest() throws BrutException {
+        compareXmlFiles("res/layout/issue1040.xml");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void qualifiersTest() throws BrutException {
         compareValuesFiles("values-mcc004-mnc04-en-rUS-ldrtl-sw100dp-w200dp-h300dp"
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/layout/issue1040.xml b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/layout/issue1040.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..282c45ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/layout/issue1040.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<TextView
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:gravity="@integer/reference_test"
+    />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/integers.xml b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/integers.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b20ba7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/resources/brut/apktool/testapp/res/values/integers.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <integer name="test_integer1">-1</integer>
+    <integer name="test_integer2">0</integer>
+    <integer name="test_integer3">1</integer>
+    <integer name="reference_test">0</integer>
+</resources>