diff --git a/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/tilelayer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/tilelayer.test.js
index 1ed14bee54..a9238e15fc 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/tilelayer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/renderer/canvas/tilelayer.test.js
@@ -1,27 +1,75 @@
 goog.provide('ol.test.renderer.canvas.TileLayer');
 
+goog.require('ol.Map');
+goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.transform');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Tile');
 goog.require('ol.renderer.Map');
 goog.require('ol.renderer.canvas.TileLayer');
+goog.require('ol.source.TileWMS');
 goog.require('ol.source.XYZ');
 
 
 describe('ol.renderer.canvas.TileLayer', function() {
-  var img = null;
-  beforeEach(function(done) {
-    img = new Image(1, 1);
-    img.onload = function() {
-      done();
-    };
-    img.src = 'data:image/gif;base64,' +
-      'R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAP8AAP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==';
-  });
-  afterEach(function() {
-    img = null;
+
+  describe('#prepareFrame', function() {
+
+    var map, target, source, tile;
+    beforeEach(function(done) {
+      target = document.createElement('div');
+      target.style.width = '100px';
+      target.style.height = '100px';
+      document.body.appendChild(target);
+      source = new ol.source.TileWMS({
+        url: 'spec/ol/data/osm-0-0-0.png',
+        params: {LAYERS: 'foo', TIME: '0'}
+      });
+      source.once('tileloadend', function(e) {
+        tile = e.tile;
+        done();
+      });
+      map = new ol.Map({
+        target: target,
+        layers: [new ol.layer.Tile({
+          source: source
+        })],
+        view: new ol.View({
+          zoom: 0,
+          center: [0, 0]
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(function() {
+      map.setTarget(null);
+      document.body.removeChild(target);
+    });
+
+    it('properly handles interim tiles', function() {
+      var layer = map.getLayers().item(0);
+      source.updateParams({TIME: '1'});
+      map.renderSync();
+      var tiles = map.getRenderer().getLayerRenderer(layer).renderedTiles;
+      expect(tiles.length).to.be(1);
+      expect(tiles[0]).to.equal(tile);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('#composeFrame()', function() {
+
+    var img = null;
+    beforeEach(function(done) {
+      img = new Image(1, 1);
+      img.onload = function() {
+        done();
+      };
+      img.src = 'data:image/gif;base64,' +
+        'R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAP8AAP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==';
+    });
+    afterEach(function() {
+      img = null;
+    });
+
     it('uses correct draw scale when rotating (HiDPI)', function() {
       var layer = new ol.layer.Tile({
         source: new ol.source.XYZ({