diff --git a/tests/Map.html b/tests/Map.html
index faad0b30c7..4f2c37b656 100644
--- a/tests/Map.html
+++ b/tests/Map.html
@@ -115,6 +115,24 @@
         map.destroy();
     }
 
+    function test_Map_constructor_tileanim(t) {
+        t.plan(4);
+        
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
+        t.eq(map.tileAnimation, true,
+             'tileAnimation is true by default');
+        t.ok(OpenLayers.Element.hasClass(map.div, 'olMapTileAnim'),
+             'map div is assigned the olMapTileAnim class by default');
+        map.destroy();
+
+        map = new OpenLayers.Map("map", {tileAnimation: false});
+        t.eq(map.tileAnimation, false,
+             'tileAnimation is false if option is false');
+        t.ok(OpenLayers.Element.hasClass(map.div, 'olMapTileAnim'),
+             'map div not assigned the olMapTileAnim class if tileAnimation is false');
+        map.destroy();
+    }
+
     function test_Map_setOptions(t) {
         t.plan(2);
         map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {maxExtent: new OpenLayers.Bounds(100, 200, 300, 400)});