--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test::More tests => 4;
+use Test::Exception;
+
+
+
+=pod
+
+This test demonstrates that Mouse will respect
+a metaclass previously set with the metaclass
+pragma.
+
+It also checks an error condition where that
+metaclass must be a Mouse::Meta::Class subclass
+in order to work.
+
+=cut
+
+
+{
+ package Foo::Meta;
+ use strict;
+ use warnings;
+
+ use base 'Mouse::Meta::Class';
+
+ package Foo;
+ use strict;
+ use warnings;
+ use metaclass 'Foo::Meta';
+ ::use_ok('Mouse');
+}
+
+isa_ok(Foo->meta, 'Foo::Meta');
+
+{
+ package Bar::Meta;
+ use strict;
+ use warnings;
+
+ use base 'Class::MOP::Class';
+
+ package Bar;
+ use strict;
+ use warnings;
+ use metaclass 'Bar::Meta';
+ eval 'use Mouse;';
+ ::ok($@, '... could not load moose without correct metaclass');
+ ::like($@,
+ qr/^Bar already has a metaclass, but it does not inherit Mouse::Meta::Class/,
+ '... got the right error too');
+}