diff -uNr Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032/t/aggregate/live_component_controller_action_auto.t Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032-jF6kPg/t/aggregate/live_component_controller_action_auto.t
--- Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032/t/aggregate/live_component_controller_action_auto.t	2011-02-16 21:28:46.000000000 +0000
+++ Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032-jF6kPg/t/aggregate/live_component_controller_action_auto.t	2011-05-04 16:07:51.000000000 +0000
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 BEGIN { $iters = $ENV{CAT_BENCH_ITERS} || 1; }
 
-use Test::More tests => 18*$iters;
+use Test::More tests => 27*$iters;
 use Catalyst::Test 'TestApp';
 
 if ( $ENV{CAT_BENCHMARK} ) {
@@ -133,4 +133,58 @@
             $expected, 'Executed actions' );
         is( $response->content, 'default (auto: 1)', 'Content OK' );
     }
+
+    # test detach in auto
+    {
+        my @expected = qw[
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->begin
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto->auto
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->auto
+          TestApp::Controller::Root->end
+        ];
+    
+        my $expected = join( ", ", @expected );
+    
+        ok( my $response = request('http://localhost/action/auto/detach'), 'auto with detach' );
+        is( $response->header('X-Catalyst-Executed'),
+            $expected, 'Executed actions' );
+        is( $response->content, 'detach auto', 'Content OK' );
+    }
+
+    # test detach in auto forward
+    {
+        my @expected = qw[
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->begin
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto->auto
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->auto
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->with_forward_detach
+          TestApp::Controller::Root->end
+        ];
+    
+        my $expected = join( ", ", @expected );
+    
+        ok( my $response = request('http://localhost/action/auto/detach?with_forward_detach=1'), 'auto with_forward_detach' );
+        is( $response->header('X-Catalyst-Executed'),
+            $expected, 'Executed actions' );
+        is( $response->content, 'detach with_forward_detach', 'Content OK' );
+    }
+
+    # test detach in auto forward detach action
+    {
+        my @expected = qw[
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->begin
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto->auto
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->auto
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->with_forward_detach
+          TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach->detach_action
+          TestApp::Controller::Root->end
+        ];
+    
+        my $expected = join( ", ", @expected );
+    
+        ok( my $response = request('http://localhost/action/auto/detach?with_forward_detach=1&detach_to_action=1'), 'auto with_forward_detach to detach_action' );
+        is( $response->header('X-Catalyst-Executed'),
+            $expected, 'Executed actions' );
+        is( $response->content, 'detach action', 'Content OK' );
+    }
 }
diff -uNr Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032/t/lib/TestApp/Controller/Action/Auto/Detach.pm Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032-jF6kPg/t/lib/TestApp/Controller/Action/Auto/Detach.pm
--- Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032/t/lib/TestApp/Controller/Action/Auto/Detach.pm	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ Catalyst-Runtime-5.80032-jF6kPg/t/lib/TestApp/Controller/Action/Auto/Detach.pm	2011-05-04 16:16:11.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package TestApp::Controller::Action::Auto::Detach;
+
+use strict;
+use base 'TestApp::Controller::Action';
+
+sub auto : Private {
+    my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
+    $c->res->body( "detach auto" );
+    if ($c->req->param("with_forward_detach")) {
+        $c->forward("with_forward_detach");
+    } else {
+        $c->detach;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+sub default : Path {
+    my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
+    $c->res->body( 'detach default' );
+}
+
+sub with_forward_detach : Private {
+    my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    $c->res->body( "detach with_forward_detach" );
+    if ($c->req->param("detach_to_action")) {
+        $c->detach("detach_action");
+    } else {
+        $c->detach;
+    }
+}
+
+sub detach_action : Private {
+    my ($self, $c) = @_;
+    $c->res->body("detach_action");
+}
+
+1;