diff --git a/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/security/user/GroupTest.java b/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/security/user/GroupTest.java
index d16679c..126ff34 100644
--- a/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/security/user/GroupTest.java
+++ b/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/security/user/GroupTest.java
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
 import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
+import javax.jcr.Session;
 import javax.jcr.UnsupportedRepositoryOperationException;
 
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Authorizable;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.AuthorizableExistsException;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Group;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.User;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.UserManager;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.test.NotExecutableException;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.util.Text;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -766,6 +768,57 @@ public class GroupTest extends AbstractUserTest {
         checkDeclaredMemberOf(user2, grp1.getID());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRemoveFromDeclaredMemberOf() throws Exception {
+        String grId2 = createGroupId();
+        Group gr2 = null;
+
+        Session session2 = null;
+        Session session3 = null;
+
+        try {
+            gr2 = userMgr.createGroup(grId2);
+            gr2.addMember(user);
+            superuser.save();
+
+            session2 = getHelper().getReadWriteSession();
+
+            final UserManager userMgr2 = getUserManager(session2);
+            final Authorizable user2 = userMgr2.getAuthorizable(this.user.getID());
+
+            Iterator<Group> groups = user2.declaredMemberOf();
+            while (groups.hasNext()) {
+                Group group = groups.next();
+                group.removeMember(user2);
+            }
+            session2.save();
+
+            session3 = getHelper().getReadWriteSession();
+            final UserManager userMgr3 = getUserManager(session3);
+
+            assertFalse(userMgr3.getAuthorizable(group.getID(), Group.class).isDeclaredMember(this.user));
+            assertFalse(userMgr3.getAuthorizable(grId2, Group.class).isDeclaredMember(this.user));
+
+            groups = this.user.declaredMemberOf();
+            while (groups.hasNext()) {
+                String id = groups.next().getID();
+                assertFalse(group.getID().equals(id));
+                assertFalse(grId2.equals(id));
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if (gr2 != null) {
+                gr2.remove();
+                superuser.save();
+            }
+            if (session2 != null) {
+                session2.logout();
+            }
+            if (session3 != null) {
+                session3.logout();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void checkDeclaredMembers(Group grp, String ... ids) throws RepositoryException {
         TreeSet<String> members = new TreeSet<String>();
         Iterator<Authorizable> iter = grp.getMembers();