diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
index 59778b42d..705802306 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/EntityRepositoryTest.php
@@ -627,6 +627,17 @@ class EntityRepositoryTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase
         $this->assertSame($repository, $this->_em->getRepository('AliasedAgain:CmsUser'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group DDC-3257
+     */
+    public function testCanRetrieveRepositoryFromClassNameWithLeadingBackslash()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(
+            $this->_em->getRepository('\\Doctrine\\Tests\\Models\\CMS\\CmsUser'),
+            $this->_em->getRepository('Doctrine\\Tests\\Models\\CMS\\CmsUser')
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group DDC-1376
      *