diff --git a/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/AspectChainTest.java b/dependencymanager/test/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/dm/test/AspectChainTest.java
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+package org.apache.felix.dm.test;
+
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.mavenBundle;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.options;
+import static org.ops4j.pax.exam.CoreOptions.provision;
+
+import org.apache.felix.dm.DependencyManager;
+import org.apache.felix.dm.service.Service;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.Option;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.Configuration;
+import org.ops4j.pax.exam.junit.JUnit4TestRunner;
+import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
+
+@RunWith(JUnit4TestRunner.class)
+public class AspectChainTest extends Base {
+    @Configuration
+    public static Option[] configuration() {
+        return options(
+            provision(
+                mavenBundle().groupId("org.osgi").artifactId("org.osgi.compendium").version("4.1.0"),
+                mavenBundle().groupId("org.apache.felix").artifactId("org.apache.felix.dependencymanager").versionAsInProject()
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBuildAspectChain(BundleContext context) {
+        DependencyManager m = new DependencyManager(context);
+        // helper class that ensures certain steps get executed in sequence
+        Ensure e = new Ensure();
+        // create a service provider and consumer
+        Service sp = m.createService().setImplementation(new ServiceProvider(e)).setInterface(ServiceInterface.class.getName(), null);
+        Service sc = m.createService().setImplementation(new ServiceConsumer(e)).add(m.createServiceDependency().setService(ServiceInterface.class).setRequired(true));
+        Service sa2 = m.createAspectService(ServiceInterface.class, null, 20, new ServiceAspect(e, 3), null);
+        Service sa3 = m.createAspectService(ServiceInterface.class, null, 30, new ServiceAspect(e, 2), null);
+        Service sa1 = m.createAspectService(ServiceInterface.class, null, 10, new ServiceAspect(e, 4), null);
+        m.add(sc);
+
+        m.add(sp);
+        m.add(sa2);
+        m.add(sa3);
+        m.add(sa1);
+        e.step();
+        
+        m.remove(sa3);
+        m.remove(sa2);
+        m.remove(sa1);
+        m.remove(sp);
+        
+        m.remove(sc);
+    }
+    
+    static interface ServiceInterface {
+        public void invoke(Runnable run);
+    }
+    
+    static class ServiceProvider implements ServiceInterface {
+        private final Ensure m_ensure;
+        public ServiceProvider(Ensure e) {
+            m_ensure = e;
+        }
+        public void invoke(Runnable run) {
+            run.run();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    static class ServiceAspect implements ServiceInterface {
+        private final Ensure m_ensure;
+        private volatile ServiceInterface m_parentService;
+        private final int m_step;
+        
+        public ServiceAspect(Ensure e, int step) {
+            m_ensure = e;
+            m_step = step;
+        }
+        public void start() {
+        }
+        
+        public void invoke(Runnable run) {
+            m_ensure.step(m_step);
+            m_parentService.invoke(run);
+        }
+        
+        public void stop() {
+        }
+    }
+
+    static class ServiceConsumer implements Runnable {
+        private volatile ServiceInterface m_service;
+        private final Ensure m_ensure;
+
+        public ServiceConsumer(Ensure e) {
+            m_ensure = e;
+        }
+        
+        public void init() {
+            Thread t = new Thread(this);
+            t.start();
+        }
+        
+        public void run() {
+            m_ensure.waitForStep(1, 2000);
+            m_service.invoke(Ensure.createRunnableStep(m_ensure, 5));
+        }
+    }
+}