diff --git a/test/ol.html b/test/ol.html
index d504a2059c..1d438b53cd 100644
--- a/test/ol.html
+++ b/test/ol.html
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/tilegrid.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/tilerange.test.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/tileurlfunction.test.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/ol/control/control.test.js"></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript">
 
@@ -124,5 +125,6 @@
 </head>
 
 <body>
+  <div id="map"></div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js b/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e515c9003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/ol/control/control.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.control.Control');
+goog.require('goog.dom');
+
+describe('ol.control.Control', function() {
+  var map, control;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    map = new ol.Map({
+      target: document.getElementById('map')
+    });
+    var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV);
+    control = new ol.control.Control({element:element});
+    control.setMap(map);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    map.dispose();
+  });
+
+  describe('dispose', function() {
+    it('removes the control element from its parent', function() {
+      control.dispose();
+      expect(goog.dom.getParentElement(control.element)).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+});
