diff --git a/examples/handlebars_templates/Cargo.toml b/examples/handlebars_templates/Cargo.toml
index d11180a3..0c32a3d7 100644
--- a/examples/handlebars_templates/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/handlebars_templates/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ serde_json = "*"
 path = "../../contrib"
 default-features = false
 features = ["handlebars_templates"]
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+rocket = { path = "../../lib", features = ["testing"] }
diff --git a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs
index 5e29e6b1..2eaa7d34 100644
--- a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ extern crate rocket;
 extern crate serde_json;
 #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 
-use rocket::{Request};
+#[cfg(test)] mod tests;
+
+use rocket::Request;
 use rocket::response::Redirect;
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
diff --git a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e2bfab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use rocket;
+use rocket::testing::MockRequest;
+use rocket::http::Method::*;
+use rocket::http::Status;
+use rocket::Response;
+use rocket_contrib::Template;
+
+macro_rules! run_test {
+    ($req:expr, $test_fn:expr) => ({
+        let rocket = rocket::ignite()
+            .mount("/", routes![super::index, super::get])
+            .catch(errors![super::not_found]);
+
+        $test_fn($req.dispatch_with(&rocket));
+    })
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_root() {
+    // Check that the redirect works.
+    for method in &[Get, Head] {
+        let mut req = MockRequest::new(*method, "/");
+        run_test!(req, |mut response: Response| {
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::SeeOther);
+            
+            assert!(response.body().is_none());
+            
+            let location_headers: Vec<_> = response.header_values("Location").collect();
+            
+            assert_eq!(location_headers, vec!["/hello/Unknown"]);
+        });
+    }
+    
+    // Check that other request methods are not accepted (and instead caught).
+    for method in &[Post, Put, Delete, Options, Trace, Connect, Patch] {
+        let mut req = MockRequest::new(*method, "/");
+        run_test!(req, |mut response: Response| {
+            assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
+            
+            let mut map = ::std::collections::HashMap::new();
+            map.insert("path", "/");
+            let expected = Template::render("error/404", &map).to_string();
+
+            let body_string = response.body().and_then(|body| body.into_string());
+            assert_eq!(body_string, Some(expected));
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_name() {
+    // Check that the /hello/<name> route works.
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/hello/Jack");
+    run_test!(req, |mut response: Response| {
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
+        
+        let context = super::TemplateContext {
+            name: "Jack".to_string(),
+            items: vec!["One", "Two", "Three"].iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
+        };
+        let expected = Template::render("index", &context).to_string();
+
+        let body_string = response.body().and_then(|body| body.into_string());
+        assert_eq!(body_string, Some(expected));
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_404() {
+    // Check that the error catcher works.
+    let mut req = MockRequest::new(Get, "/hello/");
+    run_test!(req, |mut response: Response| {
+        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::NotFound);
+        
+        let mut map = ::std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        map.insert("path", "/hello/");
+        let expected = Template::render("error/404", &map).to_string();
+
+        let body_string = response.body().and_then(|body| body.into_string());
+        assert_eq!(body_string, Some(expected));
+    });
+}