Thunderbolt not a functional Mini Display Port? (2011 Mac Mini i5)

I was under the impression that the Thunderbolt connection could also be used as a standard mini display port to connect a display port monitor (HP ZR24w). I picked up a mini display port to display port cable to try it out... No signal.
Shouldn't this work or is the Thunderbolt connection in fact not a functional mini display port?

As I understand it, going from DVI to mini-displayport is not as easy as going the other way. And far as I know, there are no mini-displayport video cards you can add to a first generation Mac Pro.
So what it looks like you need, is a device like the following.
http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-p-17859.html
Edit: Jinx!

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