diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/TokenPlaceholderValueResolvingServiceTests.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/TokenPlaceholderValueResolvingServiceTests.groovy
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+package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.service
+
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.configuration.PlaceholderResolverComponentsConfiguration
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration
+import spock.lang.Specification
+import spock.lang.Subject
+
+@ContextConfiguration(classes=[PlaceholderResolverComponentsConfiguration])
+class TokenPlaceholderValueResolvingServiceTests extends Specification {
+
+    @Autowired
+    @Subject
+    TokenPlaceholderValueResolvingService placeholderValueResolvingService
+
+    def "resolves correctly existing properties from well-formed shibboleth idp style placeholder tokens: %{}"() {
+        when:
+        def idpHome = placeholderValueResolvingService.resolveValueFromTokenPlaceholder('%{idp.home}')
+
+        then:
+        idpHome
+    }
+
+
+}