diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7e917e264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesActionSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*global define,describe,it,xit,expect,beforeEach*/
+
+define(
+    ['../../src/actions/PropertiesAction'],
+    function (PropertiesAction) {
+        "use strict";
+
+        describe("Properties action", function () {
+            var captured, model, object, context, input, dialogService, action;
+
+            function capture(k) { return function (v) { captured[k] = v; }; }
+
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                var capabilities = {
+                    type: { getProperties: function () { return []; } },
+                    persistence: {
+                        persist: function () {
+                            captured.persisted = true;
+                            return promises.as(true);
+                        }
+                    },
+                    mutation: {
+                        mutate: function (c) {
+                            captured.mutated = true;
+                            return promises.as(c(model));
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+                model = {};
+                input = {};
+                object = {
+                    getId: function () { return 'test-id'; },
+                    getCapability: function (k) {
+                        return promises.as(capabilities[k]);
+                    },
+                    getModel: function () { return model; }
+                };
+                context = { someKey: "some value "};
+                dialogService = {
+                    getUserInput: function () {
+                        return promises.as(input);
+                    }
+                };
+                captured = {};
+                action = new PropertiesAction(object, context, dialogService);
+            });
+
+
+            it("provides action metadata", function () {
+                var metadata = action.metadata();
+                expect(metadata.context).toEqual(context);
+                expect(metadata.category).toEqual('contextual');
+            });
+
+            it("persists when an action is performed", function () {
+                action.perform();
+                expect(captured.persisted).toBeTruthy();
+            });
+
+            it("does not persist any changes upon cancel", function () {
+                input = undefined;
+                action.perform();
+                expect(captured.persisted).toBeFalsy();
+            });
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesDialogSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesDialogSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..741e92c981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/actions/PropertiesDialogSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*global define,describe,it,xit,expect,beforeEach*/
+
+define(
+    ["../../src/actions/PropertiesDialog"],
+    function (PropertiesDialog) {
+        "use strict";
+
+        describe("Properties dialog", function () {
+
+            var type, properties, domainObject, model, dialog;
+
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                type = {
+                    getProperties: function () { return properties; }
+                };
+                domainObject = {
+                    getModel: function () { return model; }
+                };
+                model = { x: "initial value" };
+
+                dialog = new PropertiesDialog(type, domainObject);
+            });
+
+            it("provides sections based on type properties", function () {
+                expect(
+                    dialog.getSections()[0].rows.length
+                ).toEqual(properties.length);
+            });
+
+            it("pulls initial values from object model", function () {
+                expect(
+                    dialog.getSections()[0].rows[0].value
+                ).toEqual("initial value");
+            });
+
+            it("populates models with form results", function () {
+                dialog.updateModel(model, {
+                    a: "new value",
+                    b: "other new value",
+                    c: 42
+                });
+                expect(model).toEqual({
+                    x: "new value",
+                    y: "other new value",
+                    z: 42
+                });
+            });
+
+        });
+    }
+);
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/suite.json b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/suite.json
index ccfc84e53a..1456a1f621 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/suite.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/suite.json
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     "EditController",
     "actions/CancelAction",
     "actions/EditAction",
+    "actions/PropertiesAction",
+    "actions/PropertiesDialog",
     "actions/RemoveAction",
     "actions/SaveAction",
     "capabilities/EditableContextCapability",