diff --git a/pyomo/contrib/appsi/tests/test_fbbt.py b/pyomo/contrib/appsi/tests/test_fbbt.py
index a3f520e7bd6..97af611c572 100644
--- a/pyomo/contrib/appsi/tests/test_fbbt.py
+++ b/pyomo/contrib/appsi/tests/test_fbbt.py
@@ -151,3 +151,16 @@ def test_named_exprs(self):
         for x in m.x.values():
             self.assertAlmostEqual(x.lb, 0)
             self.assertAlmostEqual(x.ub, 0)
+
+    def test_named_exprs_nest(self):
+        # test for issue #3184
+        m = pe.ConcreteModel()
+        m.x = pe.Var()
+        m.e = pe.Expression(expr=m.x + 1)
+        m.f = pe.Expression(expr=m.e)
+        m.c = pe.Constraint(expr=(0, m.f, 0))
+        it = appsi.fbbt.IntervalTightener()
+        it.perform_fbbt(m)
+        for x in m.x.values():
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(x.lb, -1)
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(x.ub, -1)