diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index b4c16dd5e1..8944612c4a 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <li>test_Events.html</li>
     <li>test_Util.html</li>
     <li>test_Layer.html</li>
+    <li>test_Layer_EventPane.html</li>
     <li>test_Layer_HTTPRequest.html</li>
     <li>test_Layer_Grid.html</li>
     <li>test_Layer_Markers.html</li>
diff --git a/tests/test_Layer_EventPane.html b/tests/test_Layer_EventPane.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dda8613a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_Layer_EventPane.html
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+  <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript"><!--
+    var isMozilla = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("compatible") == -1);
+    var layer; 
+
+    function test_01_Layer_EventPane_constructor (t) {
+        t.plan( 5 );
+        
+        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane('Test Layer');
+        
+        t.ok( layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane, "new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane returns object" );
+        t.eq( layer.CLASS_NAME, "OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane", "CLASS_NAME variable set correctly");
+        t.eq( layer.name, "Test Layer", "layer.name is correct" );
+        t.eq( layer.isBaseLayer, true, "EventPane layer is always base layer" );
+        if (!isMozilla) {
+            t.ok( true, "skipping element test outside of Mozilla");
+        } else {
+            t.ok( layer.pane instanceof HTMLDivElement, "layer.pane is an HTMLDivElement" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    function test_02_Layer_EventPane_clone (t) {
+        t.plan( 1 );
+        t.ok( true, "need to actually write some tests here" );
+        return;
+        
+        /// FIX ME FIX ME: fix this later
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map'); 
+        var options = { chicken: 151, foo: "bar" };
+        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer('Test Layer', options);
+        map.addLayer(layer);
+
+        // randomly assigned property
+        layer.chocolate = 5;
+
+        var clone = layer.clone();
+
+        t.ok( clone instanceof OpenLayers.Layer, "new OpenLayers.Layer returns object" );
+        t.eq( clone.name, "Test Layer", "default clone.name is correct" );
+        t.ok( ((clone.options["chicken"] == 151) && (clone.options["foo"] == "bar")), "clone.options correctly set" );
+        t.eq(clone.chocolate, 5, "correctly copied randomly assigned property");
+
+        layer.addOptions({chicken:152});
+        t.eq(clone.options["chicken"], 151, "made a clean copy of options");        
+
+        
+        t.ok( clone.map == null, "cloned layer has map property set to null")
+        
+    }
+
+    function test_10_Layer_EventPane_setMap (t) {
+        t.plan( 2 );    
+
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+        
+        layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane('Test Layer');
+
+        map.addLayer(layer);
+        t.eq( parseInt(layer.pane.style.zIndex) - parseInt(layer.div.style.zIndex),
+            1, "layer pane is 1 z-level above its div" );
+
+        map.events.register("mousemove", map, function () {
+            t.ok(true, "got mouse move");
+        });
+        
+        if( document.createEvent ) { // Mozilla
+          var evObj = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
+          evObj.initEvent( 'mousemove', true, false );
+          layer.pane.dispatchEvent(evObj);
+        } else if( document.createEventObject ) { // IE
+          layer.pane.fireEvent('onmousemove');
+        }
+    }
+
+    function test_20_Layer_EventPane_setVisibility (t) {
+        t.plan( 2 );    
+        layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane('Test Layer');
+        layer.setVisibility(false);
+        t.eq(layer.pane.style.display, "none", "layer pane is now invisible");
+        layer.setVisibility(true);
+        t.eq(layer.pane.style.display, "block", "layer pane is now visible");
+    }
+  // -->
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div id="map"></div>
+</body>
+</html>
