diff --git a/tests/sample_with_prefix.toml b/tests/sample_with_prefix.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c28a87b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sample_with_prefix.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[tool.doit]
+optx = "6"
+opty = "7"
+
+[tool.doit.plugins.command]
+foo = "tests.sample_plugin:MyCmd"
+
+[tool.doit.commands.foo]
+nval = 33
+
+[tool.doit.tasks.bar]
+opt = "baz"
diff --git a/tests/test_doit_cmd.py b/tests/test_doit_cmd.py
index e9c8323e..55f53500 100644
--- a/tests/test_doit_cmd.py
+++ b/tests/test_doit_cmd.py
@@ -178,6 +178,19 @@ def test_merge_api_toml_config(self):
         assert main.config['foo'] == {'nval': 33}
         assert main.config['task:bar'] == {'opt': "baz"}
 
+    def test_merge_api_toml_config_with_prefix(self):
+        config_filename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'sample_with_prefix.toml')
+        main = doit_cmd.DoitMain(config_filenames=config_filename,
+                                 toml_config_files_prefix="tool.doit")
+        assert 1 == len(main.config['COMMAND'])
+        # test loaded plugin command is actually used with plugin name
+        assert 'foo' in main.get_cmds()
+        # INI has higher preference the api_config
+        assert main.config['GLOBAL'] == {'optx':'6', 'opty':'7'}
+
+        assert main.config['foo'] == {'nval': 33}
+        assert main.config['task:bar'] == {'opt': "baz"}
+
 
     def test_find_pyproject_toml_config(self):
         config_filename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'pyproject.toml')