diff --git a/test/test_misc_interface.py b/test/test_misc_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56fc0e7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_misc_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# tests for the miscellaneous functions scattered throughout src/gajim.py
+import unittest
+
+import testlib
+testlib.setup_env()
+
+from common import gajim
+from common import xmpp
+
+from common.caps import CapsCache
+
+from mock import Mock
+
+from gajim import Interface
+
+gajim.logger = Mock()
+
+Interface()
+
+class TestMiscInterface(unittest.TestCase):
+	def test_links_regexp_entire(self):
+		def assert_matches_all(str):
+			m = gajim.interface.basic_pattern_re.match(str)
+
+			# the match should equal the string
+			str_span = (0, len(str))
+			self.assertEqual(m.span(), str_span)
+
+		# these entire strings should be parsed as links
+		assert_matches_all('http://google.com/')
+		assert_matches_all('http://google.com')
+		assert_matches_all('http://www.google.ca/search?q=xmpp')
+
+		assert_matches_all('http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-saintandre-rfc3920bis-05#section-12.3')
+
+		assert_matches_all('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_(computing)')
+		assert_matches_all('http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_%28computing%29')
+
+		assert_matches_all('mailto:test@example.org')
+
+		assert_matches_all('xmpp:example-node@example.com')
+		assert_matches_all('xmpp:example-node@example.com/some-resource')
+		assert_matches_all('xmpp:example-node@example.com?message')
+		assert_matches_all('xmpp://guest@example.com/support@example.com?message')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	unittest.main()
diff --git a/test/testlib.py b/test/testlib.py
index 00363d971..5f6058213 100644
--- a/test/testlib.py
+++ b/test/testlib.py
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ def setup_env():
 		from common import gajim
 
 		gajim.DATA_DIR = gajim_root + '/data'
+
+		import gtkgui_helpers
+		gtkgui_helpers.GLADE_DIR = gajim_root + '/data/glade'