diff --git a/cypress/e2e/tests/migration/applicationinventory/analysis/source_analysis.test.ts b/cypress/e2e/tests/migration/applicationinventory/analysis/source_analysis.test.ts
index 2e3fc51d1..55aa64316 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/tests/migration/applicationinventory/analysis/source_analysis.test.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/tests/migration/applicationinventory/analysis/source_analysis.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import * as data from "../../../../../utils/data_utils";
 import { CredentialsSourceControlUsername } from "../../../../models/administration/credentials/credentialsSourceControlUsername";
 import { CredentialsSourceControlKey } from "../../../../models/administration/credentials/credentialsSourceControlKey";
 import { Application } from "../../../../models/migration/applicationinventory/application";
+import { AppIssue } from "../../../../types/types";
 let source_credential: CredentialsSourceControlUsername;
 let maven_credential: CredentialsMaven;
 let applicationsList: Array<Analysis> = [];
@@ -347,6 +348,53 @@ describe(["@tier1"], "Source Analysis", () => {
         application.verifyEffort(this.analysisData["tackle-testapp-public-4-targets"]["effort"]);
     });
 
+    // Automates customer bug MTA-2973
+    it("Bug MTA-3163: Source analysis on tackle app public with custom rule", function () {
+        const applicationList = [
+            new Analysis(
+                getRandomApplicationData("tackle-public-customRule", {
+                    sourceData: this.appData["tackle-testapp-public"],
+                }),
+                getRandomAnalysisData(this.analysisData["tackle-testapp-public-customRule"])
+            ),
+        ];
+
+        // Analysis application with maven credential
+        cy.wait(2 * SEC);
+        Application.open();
+        applicationList[0].create();
+        applicationList[0].manageCredentials(null, maven_credential.name);
+        applicationsList.push(applicationList[0]);
+        cy.wait(5 * SEC);
+        applicationList[0].analyze();
+        applicationList[0].verifyAnalysisStatus("Completed");
+        applicationList[0].validateIssues(
+            this.analysisData["tackle-testapp-public-customRule"]["issues"]
+        );
+        this.analysisData["tackle-testapp-public-customRule"]["issues"].forEach(
+            (currentIssue: AppIssue) => {
+                applicationList[0].validateAffected(currentIssue);
+            }
+        );
+
+        // Analysis application without maven credential
+        cy.wait(2 * SEC);
+        Application.open();
+        applicationList[1].create();
+        applicationsList.push(applicationList[0]);
+        cy.wait(5 * SEC);
+        applicationList[1].analyze();
+        applicationList[1].verifyAnalysisStatus("Completed");
+        applicationList[1].validateIssues(
+            this.analysisData["tackle-testapp-public-customRule"]["issues"]
+        );
+        this.analysisData["tackle-testapp-public-customRule"]["issues"].forEach(
+            (currentIssue: AppIssue) => {
+                applicationList[1].validateAffected(currentIssue);
+            }
+        );
+    });
+
     after("Perform test data clean up", function () {
         deleteByList(applicationsList);
         writeMavenSettingsFile(data.getRandomWord(5), data.getRandomWord(5));
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/analysis.json b/cypress/fixtures/analysis.json
index 71c9df722..7abfb04a7 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/analysis.json
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/analysis.json
@@ -1211,5 +1211,40 @@
         "source": "Source code",
         "target": ["Application server migration to", "OpenJDK", "Containerization", "Linux"],
         "effort": 20
+    },
+    "tackle-testapp-public-customRule": {
+        "appName": "tackle-testapp-public",
+        "source": "Source code",
+        "target": ["Containerization", "Linux", "OracleJDK to OpenJDK"],
+        "customRule": ["corporate-framework-config.windup.xml"],
+        "effort": 2,
+        "issues": [
+            {
+                "name": "Hardcoded IP Address",
+                "category": "mandatory",
+                "source": "None",
+                "targets": ["cloud-readiness", "discovery"],
+                "effort": 1,
+                "totalEffort": 1,
+                "incidents": 1,
+                "affectedFiles": 1,
+                "ruleSet": "discovery-rules",
+                "rule": "hardcoded-ip-address",
+                "labels": "discovery"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Legacy configuration with io.konveyor.demo.config.ApplicationConfiguration",
+                "category": "mandatory",
+                "sources": ["java", "java-ee"],
+                "targets": ["cloud-readiness"],
+                "effort": 1,
+                "totalEffort": 1,
+                "incidents": 1,
+                "affectedFiles": 1,
+                "ruleSet": "files",
+                "rule": "corporate-config-01000",
+                "labels": ["None"]
+            }
+        ]
     }
 }