diff --git a/render/tests/test-onbeforeupdate.js b/render/tests/test-onbeforeupdate.js
index cf16dd1c..93643409 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-onbeforeupdate.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-onbeforeupdate.js
@@ -120,6 +120,21 @@ o.spec("onbeforeupdate", function() {
 		o(count).equals(1)
 	})
 
+	o("doesn't fire on recycled nodes", function() {
+		var onbeforeupdate = o.spy()
+		var vnodes = [{tag: "div", key: 1}]
+		var temp = []
+		var updated = [{tag: "div", key: 1, attrs: {onbeforeupdate: onbeforeupdate}}]
+
+		render(root, vnodes)
+		render(root, temp)
+		render(root, updated)
+
+		o(vnodes[0].dom).equals(updated[0].dom)
+		o(updated[0].dom.nodeName).equals("DIV")
+		o(onbeforeupdate.callCount).equals(0)
+	})
+
 	components.forEach(function(cmp){
 		o.spec(cmp.kind, function(){
 			var createComponent = cmp.create