diff --git a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel/TestCase.cs b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel/TestCase.cs
index 55c631c32e..786af5c29a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel/TestCase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel/TestCase.cs
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.ObjectModel
     [DataContract]
     public sealed class TestCase : TestObject
     {
-#if TODO
         /// <summary>
         /// LocalExtensionData which can be used by Adapter developers for local transfer of extended properties. 
         /// Note that this data is available only for in-Proc execution, and may not be available for OutProc executors
         /// </summary>
-        private Object m_localExtensionData;
-#endif
+        private Object localExtensionData;
+
         private Guid defaultId = Guid.Empty;
         private Guid id;
         private string displayName;
@@ -70,17 +69,15 @@ public TestCase(string fullyQualifiedName, Uri executorUri, string source)
 
         #region Properties
 
-#if TODO
         /// <summary>
         /// LocalExtensionData which can be used by Adapter developers for local transfer of extended properties. 
         /// Note that this data is available only for in-Proc execution, and may not be available for OutProc executors
         /// </summary>
         public Object LocalExtensionData
         {
-            get { return m_localExtensionData; }
-            set { m_localExtensionData = value; }
+            get { return localExtensionData; }
+            set { localExtensionData = value; }
         }
-#endif
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the id of the test case.
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.UnitTests/TestCaseTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.UnitTests/TestCaseTests.cs
index 70630bf9af..4923d4898a 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.UnitTests/TestCaseTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.TestPlatform.ObjectModel.UnitTests/TestCaseTests.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ public void TestCaseIdShouldReturnIdSetExplicitlyEvenIfNameOrSourceInfoChanges()
             Assert.AreEqual(testGuid, testCase.Id);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void TestCaseLocalExtensionDataIsPubliclySettableGettableProperty()
+        {
+            var dummyData = "foo";
+            this.testCase.LocalExtensionData = dummyData;
+            Assert.AreEqual("foo", this.testCase.LocalExtensionData);
+        }
+
         #region GetSetPropertyValue Tests
 
         [TestMethod]