diff --git a/test/test_cpp20/activation_without_regfree.cpp b/test/test_cpp20/activation_without_regfree.cpp
index 068007c41..cd7568776 100644
--- a/test/test_cpp20/activation_without_regfree.cpp
+++ b/test/test_cpp20/activation_without_regfree.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ TEST_CASE("activation_withoug_regfree_system_type")
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(Uri(L"https://bing.com"));
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("activation_manifested_avoiding_regfree")
+{
+    bool fusionRegistrationWorked{ false };
+    try
+    {
+        // app.manifest has registration for the Simple runtimeclass so activation should succeed.
+        Simple s{};
+        fusionRegistrationWorked = true;
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+    }
+    REQUIRE(fusionRegistrationWorked);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("activation_withoug_regfree_fails")
 {
     bool threwException{ false };
diff --git a/test/test_cpp20/app.manifest b/test/test_cpp20/app.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c88b6cffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_cpp20/app.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+    <file name="test_component.dll">
+        <activatableClass
+            name="test_component.Simple"
+            threadingModel="both"
+            xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:winrt.v1"
+         />
+    </file>
+</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_cpp20/test_cpp20.vcxproj b/test/test_cpp20/test_cpp20.vcxproj
index 8cee3255e..5a8c1b4c2 100644
--- a/test/test_cpp20/test_cpp20.vcxproj
+++ b/test/test_cpp20/test_cpp20.vcxproj
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="ranges.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Manifest Include="app.manifest" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>