diff --git a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/directives/MCTBeforeUnloadSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/directives/MCTBeforeUnloadSpec.js
index 1393ff2e64..e26652444e 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/edit/test/directives/MCTBeforeUnloadSpec.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/edit/test/directives/MCTBeforeUnloadSpec.js
@@ -7,17 +7,89 @@ define(
 
         describe("The mct-before-unload directive", function () {
             var mockWindow,
+                mockScope,
+                testAttrs,
+                mockEvent,
                 directive;
 
+            function fireListener(eventType, value) {
+                mockScope.$on.calls.forEach(function (call) {
+                    if (call.args[0] === eventType) {
+                        call.args[1](value);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             beforeEach(function () {
-                mockWindow = {};
+                mockWindow = jasmine.createSpyObj("$window", ['confirm']);
+                mockScope = jasmine.createSpyObj("$scope", ['$eval', '$on']);
+                testAttrs = { mctBeforeUnload: "someExpression" };
+                mockEvent = jasmine.createSpyObj("event", ["preventDefault"]);
                 directive = new MCTBeforeUnload(mockWindow);
+                directive.link(mockScope, {}, testAttrs);
             });
 
             it("can be used only as an attribute", function () {
                 expect(directive.restrict).toEqual('A');
             });
 
+            it("listens for beforeunload", function () {
+                expect(mockWindow.onbeforeunload).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
+            });
+
+            it("listens for route changes", function () {
+                expect(mockScope.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                    "$locationChangeStart",
+                    jasmine.any(Function)
+                );
+            });
+
+            it("listens for its scope's destroy event", function () {
+                expect(mockScope.$on).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                    "$destroy",
+                    jasmine.any(Function)
+                );
+            });
+
+            it("uses result of evaluated expression as a warning", function () {
+                mockScope.$eval.andReturn(undefined);
+                expect(mockWindow.onbeforeunload(mockEvent)).toBeUndefined();
+                mockScope.$eval.andReturn("some message");
+                expect(mockWindow.onbeforeunload(mockEvent)).toEqual("some message");
+                // Verify that the right expression was evaluated
+                expect(mockScope.$eval).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testAttrs.mctBeforeUnload);
+            });
+
+            it("confirms route changes", function () {
+                // First, try with no unsaved changes;
+                // should not confirm or preventDefault
+                mockScope.$eval.andReturn(undefined);
+                fireListener("$locationChangeStart", mockEvent);
+                expect(mockWindow.confirm).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(mockEvent.preventDefault).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+                // Next, try with unsaved changes that the user confirms;
+                // should prompt, but not preventDefault
+                mockScope.$eval.andReturn("some message");
+                mockWindow.confirm.andReturn(true);
+                fireListener("$locationChangeStart", mockEvent);
+                expect(mockWindow.confirm).toHaveBeenCalledWith("some message");
+                expect(mockEvent.preventDefault).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+                // Finally, act as if the user said no to this dialog;
+                // this should preventDefault on the location change.
+                mockWindow.confirm.andReturn(false);
+                fireListener("$locationChangeStart", mockEvent);
+                expect(mockWindow.confirm).toHaveBeenCalledWith("some message");
+                expect(mockEvent.preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            });
+
+            it("cleans up listeners when destroyed", function () {
+                fireListener("$destroy", mockEvent);
+                expect(mockWindow.onbeforeunload).toBeUndefined();
+            });
+
+
         });
     }
 );
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