diff --git a/tests/unit/client/htmljs_test.js b/tests/unit/client/htmljs_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8377b3490d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/client/htmljs_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+test("htmljs", function() {
+
+  // Make sure "style" works, which has to be special-cased for IE.
+  assert.equal(DIV({style:"display:none"}).style.display, "none");
+});
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diff --git a/tests/unit/client/liveui_test.js b/tests/unit/client/liveui_test.js
index 168494bfb0..c5ff160d45 100644
--- a/tests/unit/client/liveui_test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/client/liveui_test.js
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ test("renderList - list items are reactive", function () {
         return DIV({id: doc.id});
     }
   });
-  onscreen = DIV({style: "display: none;"});
+  var onscreen = DIV({style: "display: none;"});
   onscreen.appendChild(r);
   document.body.appendChild(onscreen);
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/client/template_test.html b/tests/unit/client/template_test.html
index 22de10ac96..b548623136 100644
--- a/tests/unit/client/template_test.html
+++ b/tests/unit/client/template_test.html
@@ -53,3 +53,38 @@
 <template name="test_table_a3">
   Foo.
 </template>
+
+<template name="test_table_b0">
+  <table>
+    <tbody>
+      {{> test_table_b1}}
+      {{> test_table_b1}}
+      {{> test_table_b1}}
+    </tbody>
+  </table>
+</template>
+
+<template name="test_table_b1">
+  <tr>
+    {{> test_table_b2}}
+  </tr>
+</template>
+
+<template name="test_table_b2">
+  <td>
+    {{> test_table_b3}}
+  </td>
+</template>
+
+<template name="test_table_b3">
+  Foo.
+</template>
+
+
+<template name="test_table_each">
+  <table>
+    {{#each foo}}
+      <tr><td>{{bar}}</td></tr>
+    {{/each}}
+  </table>
+</template>
diff --git a/tests/unit/client/template_test.js b/tests/unit/client/template_test.js
index 27084ef0b7..a31c60865b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/client/template_test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/client/template_test.js
@@ -33,13 +33,41 @@ test("template assembly", function () {
 
 
 test("template table assembly", function() {
-  var frag = Template.test_table_a0();
-  var table = _.find(frag.childNodes, function(n) {
-    return n.nodeName == "TABLE";
-  });
-  assert.isTrue(table);
+  var childWithTag = function(node, tag) {
+    return _.find(node.childNodes, function(n) {
+      return n.nodeName === tag;
+    });
+  };
 
-  // This will accurately detect whether TRs in a TABLE in Internet Explorer
-  // are considered "not really there" for lack of an explicit TBODY.
+  var table;
+
+  table = childWithTag(Template.test_table_a0(), "TABLE");
+
+  // table.rows is a great test, as it fails not only when TR/TD tags are
+  // stripped due to improper html-to-fragment, but also when they are present
+  // but don't show up because we didn't create a TBODY for IE.
   assert.equal(table.rows.length, 3);
+
+  // this time with an explicit TBODY
+  table = childWithTag(Template.test_table_b0(), "TABLE");
+  assert.equal(table.rows.length, 3);
+
+  var c = Meteor.Collection();
+  c.insert({bar:'a'});
+  c.insert({bar:'b'});
+  c.insert({bar:'c'});
+  var onscreen = DIV({style: "display: none;"});
+  onscreen.appendChild(Template.test_table_each({foo: c.find()}));
+  document.body.appendChild(onscreen);
+  table = childWithTag(onscreen, "TABLE");
+
+  assert.equal(table.rows.length, 3);
+  var tds = onscreen.getElementsByTagName("TD");
+  assert.equal(tds.length, 3);
+  assert.equal(tds[0].innerHTML, "a");
+  assert.equal(tds[1].innerHTML, "b");
+  assert.equal(tds[2].innerHTML, "c");
+
+
+  document.body.removeChild(onscreen);
 });