diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java
index c83e8f0579..a662955e0d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/FileReferenceTests.java
@@ -120,4 +120,13 @@ public void testIssue323() {
         assertNotNull(swagger.getDefinitions().get("Paging"));
         assertNotNull(swagger.getDefinitions().get("Foobar"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIssue289() {
+        SwaggerDeserializationResult result = new SwaggerParser().readWithInfo("./src/test/resources/issue-289.yaml", null, true);
+        assertNotNull(result.getSwagger());
+
+        Swagger swagger = result.getSwagger();
+        assertNotNull(swagger.getPath("/foo").getGet());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue-289-b.yaml b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue-289-b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e12bc75f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue-289-b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+swagger: "2.0"
+
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: Path include test case child
+
+paths:
+  /foo:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: "Request successful"
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue-289.yaml b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue-289.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76f614ca6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue-289.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+swagger: "2.0"
+
+info:
+  version: 1.0.0
+  title: Path include test case
+
+paths:
+  /foo:
+    $ref: './issue-289-b.yaml#/paths/~1foo'
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