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diff --git a/test/ext/declarative/test_basic.py b/test/ext/declarative/test_basic.py
index 5165d9cc9..ae1a85f8b 100644
--- a/test/ext/declarative/test_basic.py
+++ b/test/ext/declarative/test_basic.py
@@ -102,6 +102,29 @@ class DeclarativeTest(DeclarativeTestBase):
 
         assert User.addresses.property.mapper.class_ is Address
 
+    def test_unicode_string_resolve_backref(self):
+        class User(Base, fixtures.ComparableEntity):
+            __tablename__ = 'users'
+
+            id = Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True,
+                        test_needs_autoincrement=True)
+            name = Column('name', String(50))
+
+        class Address(Base, fixtures.ComparableEntity):
+            __tablename__ = 'addresses'
+
+            id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True,
+                        test_needs_autoincrement=True)
+            email = Column(String(50), key='_email')
+            user_id = Column('user_id', Integer, ForeignKey('users.id'),
+                             key='_user_id')
+            user = relationship(
+                    User,
+                    backref=backref("addresses",
+                                    order_by=util.u("Address.email")))
+
+        assert Address.user.property.mapper.class_ is User
+
     def test_no_table(self):
         def go():
             class User(Base):