diff --git a/test-utils/components.js b/test-utils/components.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c25ad5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-utils/components.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module.exports = [
+  {
+    kind: 'POJO',
+    create: function(methods) {
+      var res = {view: function() {return {tag:'div'}}}
+      Object.keys(methods || {}).forEach(function(m){res[m] = methods[m]})
+      return res
+    }
+  }, {
+    kind: 'constructible',
+    create: function(methods) {
+      function res(){}
+      res.prototype.view = function() {return {tag:'div'}}
+      Object.keys(methods || {}).forEach(function(m){res.prototype[m] = methods[m]})
+      return res
+    }
+  }, {
+    kind: 'closure',
+    create: function(methods) {
+      return function() {
+        var res = {view: function() {return {tag:'div'}}}
+        Object.keys(methods || {}).forEach(function(m){res[m] = methods[m]})
+        return res
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test-utils/tests/index.html b/test-utils/tests/index.html
index e24fa2f8..51b04d73 100644
--- a/test-utils/tests/index.html
+++ b/test-utils/tests/index.html
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 		<script src="../../test-utils/xhrMock.js"></script>
 		<script src="../../test-utils/domMock.js"></script>
 		<script src="../../test-utils/browserMock.js"></script>
+		<script src="../../test-utils/component.js"></script>
 		<script src="test-callAsync.js"></script>
 		<script src="test-parseURL.js"></script>
 		<script src="test-pushStateMock.js"></script>
 		<script src="test-xhrMock.js"></script>
 		<script src="test-domMock.js"></script>
 		<script src="test-browserMock.js"></script>
+		<script src="test-component.js"></script>
 
 		<script>require("../../ospec/ospec").run()</script>
 	</body>
diff --git a/test-utils/tests/test-components.js b/test-utils/tests/test-components.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc9a091b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-utils/tests/test-components.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"use strict"
+
+var o = require("../../ospec/ospec")
+var components = require("../../test-utils/components")
+
+o.spec("test-utils/components", function() {
+  var test = o.spy(function(component) {
+    return function() {
+      o('works', function() {
+        o(typeof component.kind).equals('string')
+
+        var methods = {oninit: function(){}, view: function(){}}
+
+        var cmp1, cmp2
+
+        if (component.kind === "POJO") {
+          cmp1 = component.create()
+          cmp2 = component.create(methods)
+        } else if (component.kind === "constructible") {
+          cmp1 = new (component.create())
+          cmp2 = new (component.create(methods))
+        } else if (component.kind === "closure") {
+          cmp1 = component.create()()
+          cmp2 = component.create(methods)()          
+        } else {
+          throw new Error("unexpected component kind")
+        }
+
+        o(cmp1 != null).equals(true)
+        o(typeof cmp1.view).equals("function")
+
+        var vnode = cmp1.view()
+
+        o(vnode != null).equals(true)
+        o(vnode).deepEquals({tag: "div"})
+
+        if (component.kind !== 'constructible') {
+          o(cmp2).deepEquals(methods)
+        } else {
+          // deepEquals doesn't search the prototype, do it manually
+          o(cmp2 != null).equals(true)
+          o(cmp2.view).equals(methods.view)
+          o(cmp2.oninit).equals(methods.oninit)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  })
+  o.after(function(){
+    o(test.callCount).equals(3)
+  })
+  components.forEach(function(component) {
+    o.spec(component.kind, test(component))
+  })
+})