diff --git a/tests/test_utils_project.py b/tests/test_utils_project.py
index d99a22272..1239195e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_project.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_project.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def inside_a_project():
 class ProjectUtilsTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_data_path_outside_project(self):
         self.assertEquals('.scrapy/somepath', data_path('somepath'))
+        self.assertEquals('/absolute/path', data_path('/absolute/path'))
 
     def test_data_path_inside_project(self):
         with inside_a_project() as proj_path: