diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/NestedServletExceptionTests.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/util/NestedServletExceptionTests.java
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+package org.springframework.web.util;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.NestedExceptionUtils;
+
+public class NestedServletExceptionTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testNestedServletExceptionString() {
+		NestedServletException exception = new NestedServletException("foo");
+		assertEquals("foo", exception.getMessage());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testNestedServletExceptionStringThrowable() {
+		Throwable cause = new RuntimeException();
+		NestedServletException exception = new NestedServletException("foo", cause);
+		assertEquals(NestedExceptionUtils.buildMessage("foo", cause), exception.getMessage());
+		assertEquals(cause, exception.getCause());
+	}
+
+}