diff --git a/test/filemarshal/requests.json b/test/filemarshal/requests.json
index 7a66e490..a253e16f 100644
--- a/test/filemarshal/requests.json
+++ b/test/filemarshal/requests.json
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@
             }
         },
         "reverse_test_result": true
-    }
+    },
+    "@sub/sub.json"
 ]
diff --git a/test/filemarshal/sub/sub.json b/test/filemarshal/sub/sub.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59aa49d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/filemarshal/sub/sub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "name": "file_render to marshal pipeline in subdirectory should pass",
+    "request": {
+        "server_url": "http://localhost:9999",
+        "endpoint": "dummy.txt",
+        "method": "GET"
+    },
+    "response": {
+        "body": {
+    	"foo": {{ file_render "sub_template.json" | marshal }}
+        }
+    }
+},
diff --git a/test/filemarshal/sub/sub_template.json b/test/filemarshal/sub/sub_template.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88b578d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/filemarshal/sub/sub_template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "dummy": {{ printf `"data"` }}
+}