diff --git a/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/meson.build b/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e661d8665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#check with a single @OUTPUT0@ in a subdirectory and multiple inputs
+gen4 = generator(python,
+ output : ['@BASENAME@.o'],
+ arguments : [comp, cc, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT0@'])
+
+generated4 = gen4.process(files('source5.c', 'source6.c'))
diff --git a/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/source5.c b/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/source5.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c512fc310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/source5.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int func5_in_obj(void) {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/source6.c b/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/source6.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adcf2cd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/52 object generator/dir/source6.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int func6_in_obj(void) {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/52 object generator/meson.build b/test cases/common/52 object generator/meson.build
index 49590d6d6..656a90885 100644
--- a/test cases/common/52 object generator/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/52 object generator/meson.build	
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ gen3 = generator(python,
 
 generated3 = gen3.process(['source4.c'])
 
-e = executable('prog', 'prog.c', generated, generated2, generated3)
+subdir('dir')
+
+e = executable('prog', 'prog.c', generated, generated2, generated3, generated4)
 
 test('objgen', e)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test cases/common/52 object generator/prog.c b/test cases/common/52 object generator/prog.c
index 80056dc03..ce54b0739 100644
--- a/test cases/common/52 object generator/prog.c	
+++ b/test cases/common/52 object generator/prog.c	
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ int func1_in_obj(void);
 int func2_in_obj(void);
 int func3_in_obj(void);
 int func4_in_obj(void);
+int func5_in_obj(void);
+int func6_in_obj(void);
+
 
 int main(void) {
-    return func1_in_obj() + func2_in_obj() + func3_in_obj() + func4_in_obj();
+    return func1_in_obj() + func2_in_obj() + func3_in_obj() + func4_in_obj() + func5_in_obj() + func6_in_obj();
 }