2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/service/routeSpec.js b/test/service/routeSpec.js
index 6c6828bc..97532f38 100644
--- a/test/service/routeSpec.js
+++ b/test/service/routeSpec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 'use strict';
 
 describe('$route', function() {
+
+  beforeEach(module(function() {
+    return function($rootScope, $controller) {
+      $rootScope.$on('$afterRouteChange', function(event, next) {
+        // emulate ng:view scope creation
+        if (next) {
+          next.scope = $rootScope.$new();
+          next.controller && $controller(next.controller, {$scope: next.scope});
+        }
+      });
+    };
+  }));
+
+
   it('should route and fire change event', function() {
     var log = '',
         lastRoute,
diff --git a/test/widgetsSpec.js b/test/widgetsSpec.js
index e762e7c0..3b245d11 100644
--- a/test/widgetsSpec.js
+++ b/test/widgetsSpec.js
@@ -633,6 +633,18 @@ describe('widget', function() {
     }));
 
 
+    it('should create controller instance on $afterRouteChange event', inject(
+      function($route, $rootScope) {
+        var controllerScope;
+        $route.current = { controller: function($scope) { controllerScope = $scope; } };
+        $rootScope.$broadcast('$afterRouteChange', $route.current);
+
+        expect(controllerScope.$parent.$id).toBe($rootScope.$id);
+        expect(controllerScope.$id).toBe($route.current.scope.$id);
+      }
+    ));
+
+
     it('should load content via xhr when route changes', function() {
       module(function($routeProvider) {
         $routeProvider.when('/foo', {template: 'myUrl1'});