diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/javascript_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/javascript_helper_test.rb
index da574624ec..08bbd5e95f 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/javascript_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/javascript_helper_test.rb
@@ -69,4 +69,14 @@ class JavaScriptHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
     assert_dom_equal %(<input type="button" class="greeter" onclick="Element.update(&quot;header&quot;, &quot;\\074h1\\076Greetings\\074/h1\\076&quot;);;" value="Greet me!" />), html
   end
+
+  def test_javascript_tag
+    assert_dom_equal "<script type=\"text/javascript\">\n//<![CDATA[\nalert('hello')\n//]]>\n</script>",
+      javascript_tag("alert('hello')")
+  end
+
+  def test_javascript_tag_with_options
+    assert_dom_equal "<script id=\"the_js_tag\" type=\"text/javascript\">\n//<![CDATA[\nalert('hello')\n//]]>\n</script>",
+      javascript_tag("alert('hello')", :id => "the_js_tag")
+  end
 end