diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/MarkerSupportViewTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/MarkerSupportViewTest.java
index ada02ad47e2..9661204f5d5 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/MarkerSupportViewTest.java	
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/MarkerSupportViewTest.java	
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.views.markers.FiltersConfigurationDialog;
 import org.eclipse.ui.internal.views.markers.MarkerContentGenerator;
 import org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness.util.UITestCase;
+import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.MarkerField;
 import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.MarkerSupportView;
+import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.internal.ContentGeneratorDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.internal.MarkerMessages;
+import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.internal.MarkerSupportRegistry;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
@@ -125,6 +128,27 @@ public void limitDisabled() throws Exception {
 		assertFalse(isLimitEnabled);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void markerContentGeneratorExtensionLoaded() throws Exception {
+		MarkerSupportView view = (MarkerSupportView) PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow()
+				.getActivePage().showView(PROBLEM_VIEW_ID);
+
+		MarkerContentGenerator generator = getMarkerContentGenerator(view);
+		ContentGeneratorDescriptor descriptor = MarkerSupportRegistry.getInstance()
+				.getContentGenDescriptor(generator.getId());
+		MarkerField[] allFields = descriptor.getAllFields();
+
+		boolean foundAdditionalFieldRegisteredViaExtension = false;
+		for (MarkerField field : allFields) {
+			if (ProblemKeyMarkerField.class.equals(field.getClass())) {
+				foundAdditionalFieldRegisteredViaExtension = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		assertTrue(foundAdditionalFieldRegisteredViaExtension);
+	}
+
 	public static MarkerContentGenerator getMarkerContentGenerator(MarkerSupportView view) {
 		MarkerContentGenerator generator = null;
 		try {
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/ProblemKeyMarkerField.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/ProblemKeyMarkerField.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cfdcdba4822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/markers/ProblemKeyMarkerField.java	
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.eclipse.ui.tests.markers;
+
+import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.MarkerField;
+import org.eclipse.ui.views.markers.MarkerItem;
+
+public class ProblemKeyMarkerField extends MarkerField {
+
+	@Override
+	public String getValue(MarkerItem item) {
+		if (item == null) {
+			return "";
+		}
+		return item.getAttributeValue("problemKey", "");
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/plugin.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/plugin.xml
index 3c15b5d245a..5c0ef9a8ebe 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/plugin.xml
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/plugin.xml
@@ -3411,7 +3411,30 @@
        </markerContentGenerator>
         <markerContentGenerator
              id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.customScopeContentGenerator">
-       </markerContentGenerator>       
+       </markerContentGenerator>
+        <markerField
+              class="org.eclipse.ui.tests.markers.ProblemKeyMarkerField"
+              id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.markerField.problemKey"
+              name="Problem Key">
+        </markerField>
+        <markerContentGenerator
+              id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.additionalProblemMarkerContentGenerator"
+              name="Additional Problem Marker Content Generator">
+           <markerFieldReference
+                 id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.markerField.problemKey">
+           </markerFieldReference>
+           <markerTypeReference
+                 id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.markers.static.analysis.problem">
+           </markerTypeReference>
+        </markerContentGenerator>
+        <markerContentGeneratorExtension
+              generatorId="org.eclipse.ui.ide.problemsGenerator"
+              id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.additionalProblemMarkerContentGenerator">
+        </markerContentGeneratorExtension>
+        <markerContentGeneratorExtension
+              generatorId="org.eclipse.ui.ide.allMarkersGenerator"
+              id="org.eclipse.ui.tests.additionalProblemMarkerContentGenerator">
+        </markerContentGeneratorExtension>       
    </extension>
    <extension
          id="categoryTestMarker"
@@ -4838,5 +4861,19 @@
          categoryId="org.eclipse.ui.tests.issue1832">
      </categoryActivityBinding>
  </extension>
+ <extension
+       id="markers.static.analysis.problem"
+       name="Static Analysis Test Problem"
+       point="org.eclipse.core.resources.markers">
+    <super
+          type="org.eclipse.core.resources.problemmarker">
+    </super>
+    <persistent
+          value="true">
+    </persistent>
+    <attribute
+          name="problemKey">
+    </attribute>
+ </extension>
 
 </plugin>