diff --git a/test/spec/presets/field.js b/test/spec/presets/field.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57b2e7bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/presets/field.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+describe('iD.presetField', function() {
+    describe('#references', function() {
+        it('references label and terms of another field', function() {
+            var allFields = {};
+            var other = iD.presetField('other', {}, allFields);
+            var field = iD.presetField('test', {label: '{other}'}, allFields);
+            allFields.other = other;
+            allFields.preset = field;
+
+            // mock localizer
+            sinon.spy(other, 't');
+            sinon.spy(field, 't');
+
+            field.title();
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            expect(field.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+
+            other.t.resetHistory();
+            field.t.resetHistory();
+
+            field.terms();
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            expect(field.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it('references placeholder of another field', function() {
+            var allFields = {};
+            var other = iD.presetField('other', {}, allFields);
+            var field = iD.presetField('test', {placeholder: '{other}'}, allFields);
+            allFields.other = other;
+            allFields.preset = field;
+
+            // mock localizer
+            sinon.spy(other, 't');
+            sinon.spy(field, 't');
+
+            field.placeholder();
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            expect(field.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+        });
+
+        it('references string options of another field', function() {
+            var allFields = {};
+            var other = iD.presetField('other', {}, allFields);
+            var field = iD.presetField('test', {stringsCrossReference: '{other}', options: ['v'], key: 'k'}, allFields);
+            allFields.other = other;
+            allFields.preset = field;
+
+            // mock localizer
+            sinon.spy(other, 't');
+            sinon.spy(field, 't');
+            sinon.stub(other, 'hasTextForStringId').returns(true);
+
+            var context = iD.coreContext().assetPath('../dist/').init();
+            var uiField = iD.uiFieldCombo(field, context);
+            uiField.tags({k: 'v'});
+            expect(field.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/spec/presets/preset.js b/test/spec/presets/preset.js
index 11093f62b..b8f89c16a 100644
--- a/test/spec/presets/preset.js
+++ b/test/spec/presets/preset.js
@@ -228,4 +228,36 @@ describe('iD.presetPreset', function() {
             expect(preset.addable()).to.be.true;
         });
     });
+
+    describe('#references', function() {
+        it('references name, aliases and terms of another preset', function() {
+            var allPresets = {};
+            var other = iD.presetPreset('other', {}, undefined, undefined, allPresets);
+            var preset = iD.presetPreset('test', {name: '{other}'}, undefined, undefined, allPresets);
+            allPresets.other = other;
+            allPresets.preset = preset;
+
+            // mock localizer
+            sinon.spy(other, 't');
+            sinon.spy(preset, 't');
+
+            preset.name();
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            expect(preset.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+
+            other.t.resetHistory();
+            preset.t.resetHistory();
+
+            preset.aliases();
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            expect(preset.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+
+            other.t.resetHistory();
+            preset.t.resetHistory();
+
+            preset.terms();
+            expect(other.t).to.have.been.calledOnce;
+            expect(preset.t).not.to.have.been.called;
+        });
+    });
 });