diff --git a/dbaccess/PythonTest_dbaccess_python.mk b/dbaccess/PythonTest_dbaccess_python.mk
index 7954cbc3e911..874dac927e5b 100644
--- a/dbaccess/PythonTest_dbaccess_python.mk
+++ b/dbaccess/PythonTest_dbaccess_python.mk
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ $(eval $(call gb_PythonTest_add_modules,dbaccess_python,$(SRCDIR)/dbaccess/qa/py
 	fdo84315 \
 ))
 
+$(call gb_PythonTest_get_target,dbaccess_python) : $(WORKDIR)/CppunitTest/fdo84315.odb
+$(WORKDIR)/CppunitTest/fdo84315.odb : $(SRCDIR)/dbaccess/qa/extras/testdocuments/fdo84315.odb
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	cp -P -f "$<" "$@"
+.PHONY: $(WORKDIR)/CppunitTest/fdo84315.odb
+
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/dbaccess/qa/python/fdo84315.py b/dbaccess/qa/python/fdo84315.py
index 0670f66ab3a6..e3a98c1f09fd 100644
--- a/dbaccess/qa/python/fdo84315.py
+++ b/dbaccess/qa/python/fdo84315.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 #
 
+import os
 import unittest
 from collections import deque
+import unohelper
 from org.libreoffice.unotest import UnoInProcess
 
 class Fdo84315(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -19,11 +21,13 @@ class Fdo84315(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls._uno = UnoInProcess()
         cls._uno.setUp()
-        cls._xDoc = cls._uno.openBaseDoc('fdo84315.odb')
+        workdir = os.environ[ "WORKDIR_FOR_BUILD" ]
+        cls._xDoc = cls._uno.openDoc(os.path.join(workdir, "CppunitTest/fdo84315.odb"))
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls._uno.tearDown()
+        xCon.dispose()
 
     def test_fdo84315(self):
         xDoc = self.__class__._xDoc
diff --git a/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py b/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py
index 4ae21c1f7ac8..0acf05afe617 100644
--- a/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py
+++ b/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py
@@ -218,6 +218,17 @@ class UnoInProcess:
         assert(self.xDoc)
         return self.xDoc
 
+    def openDoc(self, file):
+        assert(self.xContext)
+        smgr = self.getContext().ServiceManager
+        desktop = smgr.createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.frame.Desktop", self.getContext())
+        props = [("Hidden", True), ("ReadOnly", False), ("AsTemplate", False)]
+        loadProps = tuple([mkPropertyValue(name, value) for (name, value) in props])
+        url = "file://" + file
+        self.xDoc = desktop.loadComponentFromURL(url, "_blank", 0, loadProps)
+        assert(self.xDoc)
+        return self.xDoc
+
     def checkProperties(self, obj, dict, test):
         for k,v in dict.items():
             obj.setPropertyValue(k, v)