Index: wp-testcase/test_user.php
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--- wp-testcase/test_user.php	(revision 477)
+++ wp-testcase/test_user.php	(working copy)
@@ -210,6 +210,27 @@
 		$this->assertEquals( $user->ID, $user->id );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 19265
+	 */
+	function test_user_level_property_back_compat() {
+		$roles = array(
+			'administrator' => 10,
+			'editor' => 7,
+			'author' => 2,
+			'contributor' => 1,
+			'subscriber' => 0,
+		);
+
+		foreach ( $roles as $role => $level ) {
+			$user_id = $this->_make_user( $role );
+			$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
+
+			$this->assertTrue( isset( $user->user_level ) );
+			$this->assertEquals( $level, $user->user_level );
+		}
+	}
+
 	function test_construction() {
 		$user_id = $this->_make_user('author');