diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index 27c8db9e16..72dd1221d8 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@
     <li>Control/test_PanZoomBar.html</li>
     <li>Control/test_Permalink.html</li>
     <li>Control/test_Scale.html</li>
+    <li>test_Format.html</li>
     <li>test_Map.html</li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/tests/test_Format.html b/tests/test_Format.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e81780cf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_Format.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+  <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript"><!--
+    function test_01_Format_constructor(t) {
+        t.plan(4);
+    
+        var options = {'foo': 'bar'};
+        var format = new OpenLayers.Format(options);
+        t.ok(format instanceof OpenLayers.Format,
+             "new OpenLayers.Format returns object" );
+        t.eq(format.foo, "bar", "constructor sets options correctly");
+        t.eq(typeof format.read, "function", "format has a read function");
+        t.eq(typeof format.write, "function", "format has a write function");
+    }
+  // -->
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+</body>
+</html>
