diff --git a/tests/test_name_properties.py b/tests/test_name_properties.py
index c389945d5a46bfa8f22511554a751051ebf625fc..1718519e6d2bf38f7ff1ce2a2d2b4acf74e37c5f 100644
--- a/tests/test_name_properties.py
+++ b/tests/test_name_properties.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 """
 
 import caosdb as db
-from pytest import raises
+from pytest import raises, mark
 from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal
 
 
@@ -351,3 +351,25 @@ def test_query_with_back_reference():
             "FIND TestPerson WHICH IS REFERENCED BY TestObservation AS A TestConductor",
             unique=True).id,
         rec.id)
+
+
+@mark.xfail(reason="Enhancement proposed")
+def test_name_resource():
+    name_prop = db.Property(name="name").retrieve()
+    alias_prop = db.Property(name="TestAlias").add_parent(name_prop).insert()
+
+
+    rt = db.RecordType(name="TestRT_primary").add_property(alias_prop, value="TestRT_alias").insert();
+
+    connection = db.get_connection()
+
+    flags = {"names": None}
+
+    http_response = connection.retrieve(
+        entity_uri_segments=["Entity"],
+        query_dict=flags)
+    result = db.Container._response_to_entities(http_response)
+    print(result)
+    names = [e.name for e in result]
+    assert "TestRT_primary" in names
+    assert "TestRT_alias" in names ## the alias should also be included"