diff --git a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs
index 8583578c..d4f60df3 100644
--- a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/main.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 extern crate rocket;
 
 use std::io;
+
 use rocket::request::{Form, FromFormValue};
 use rocket::response::NamedFile;
 use rocket::http::RawStr;
 
+#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
+
 // TODO: Make deriving `FromForm` for this enum possible.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum FormOption {
@@ -55,8 +58,10 @@ fn index() -> io::Result<NamedFile> {
     NamedFile::open("static/index.html")
 }
 
-fn main() {
-    rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", routes![index, sink])
-        .launch();
+fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![index, sink])
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    rocket().launch();
 }
diff --git a/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94e04a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/form_kitchen_sink/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+use std::fmt;
+use super::{rocket, FormInput, FormOption};
+
+use rocket::Rocket;
+use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::http::ContentType;
+use rocket::http::Method::*;
+
+impl fmt::Display for FormOption {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            FormOption::A => write!(f, "a"),
+            FormOption::B => write!(f, "b"),
+            FormOption::C => write!(f, "c"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn assert_form_eq(rocket: &Rocket, form_str: &str, expected: String) {
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Post, "/")
+        .header(ContentType::Form)
+        .body(form_str);
+    let mut res = req.dispatch_with(&rocket);
+    assert_eq!(res.body_string(), Some(expected));
+}
+
+fn assert_valid_form(rocket: &Rocket, input: &FormInput) {
+    let f = format!("checkbox={}&number={}&type={}&password={}&textarea={}&select={}",
+            input.checkbox, input.number, input.radio, input.password,
+            input.text_area, input.select);
+    assert_form_eq(rocket, &f, format!("{:?}", input));
+}
+
+fn assert_valid_raw_form(rocket: &Rocket, form_str: &str, input: &FormInput) {
+    assert_form_eq(rocket, form_str, format!("{:?}", input));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_good_forms() {
+    let rocket = rocket();
+    let mut input = FormInput {
+        checkbox: true,
+        number: 310,
+        radio: FormOption::A,
+        password: "beep".to_string(),
+        text_area: "bop".to_string(),
+        select: FormOption::B
+    };
+
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    input.checkbox = false;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    input.number = 0;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.number = 120;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.number = 133;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    input.radio = FormOption::B;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.radio = FormOption::C;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    input.password = "".to_string();
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.password = "----90138490285u2o3hndslkv".to_string();
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.password = "hi".to_string();
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    input.text_area = "".to_string();
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.text_area = "----90138490285u2o3hndslkv".to_string();
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.text_area = "hey".to_string();
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    input.select = FormOption::A;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+    input.select = FormOption::C;
+    assert_valid_form(&rocket, &input);
+
+    // checkbox need not be present; defaults to false; accepts 'on' and 'off'
+    assert_valid_raw_form(&rocket,
+                          "number=133&type=c&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=c",
+                          &input);
+
+    assert_valid_raw_form(&rocket,
+                          "checkbox=off&number=133&type=c&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=c",
+                          &input);
+
+    input.checkbox = true;
+    assert_valid_raw_form(&rocket,
+                          "checkbox=on&number=133&type=c&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=c",
+                          &input);
+}
+
+fn assert_invalid_form(rocket: &Rocket, vals: &mut [&str; 6]) {
+    let s = format!("checkbox={}&number={}&type={}&password={}&textarea={}&select={}",
+                    vals[0], vals[1], vals[2], vals[3], vals[4], vals[5]);
+    assert_form_eq(rocket, &s, format!("Invalid form input: {}", s));
+    *vals = ["true", "1", "a", "hi", "hey", "b"];
+}
+
+fn assert_invalid_raw_form(rocket: &Rocket, form_str: &str) {
+    assert_form_eq(rocket, form_str, format!("Invalid form input: {}", form_str));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn check_semantically_invalid_forms() {
+    let rocket = rocket();
+    let mut form_vals = ["true", "1", "a", "hi", "hey", "b"];
+
+    form_vals[0] = "not true";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[0] = "bing";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[0] = "true0";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[0] = " false";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+
+    form_vals[1] = "-1";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[1] = "1e10";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[1] = "-1-1";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[1] = "NaN";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+
+    form_vals[2] = "A";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[2] = "B";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[2] = "d";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[2] = "100";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[2] = "";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+
+    // password and textarea are always valid, so we skip them
+    form_vals[5] = "A";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[5] = "b ";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[5] = "d";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[5] = "-a";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+    form_vals[5] = "";
+    assert_invalid_form(&rocket, &mut form_vals);
+
+    // now forms with missing fields
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&type=a&password=hi&textarea=hey");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&radio=a&password=hi&textarea=hey&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&password=hi&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "number=10&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "password=hi&select=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "password=hi");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn check_structurally_invalid_forms() {
+    let rocket = rocket();
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "==&&&&&&==");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "a&=b");
+    assert_invalid_raw_form(&rocket, "=");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn check_bad_utf8() {
+    unsafe {
+        let bad_str = ::std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(b"a=\xff");
+        assert_form_eq(&rocket(), bad_str, "Form input was invalid UTF8.".into());
+    }
+}