diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index b2254e67c..188b9084c 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     <script src='spec/services/taginfo.js'></script>
 
     <script src='spec/svg/areas.js'></script>
+    <script src='spec/svg/gpx.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/svg/icon.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/svg/layers.js'></script>
     <script src='spec/svg/lines.js'></script>
diff --git a/test/spec/svg/gpx.js b/test/spec/svg/gpx.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e185f7f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/svg/gpx.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+describe('iD.svgGpx', function () {
+    var context;
+    var surface;
+    var dispatch = d3.dispatch('change');
+    var projection = d3.geoProjection(function(x, y) { return [x, -y]; })
+        .translate([0, 0])
+        .scale(iD.geoZoomToScale(17))
+        .clipExtent([[0, 0], [Infinity, Infinity]]);
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+        context = iD.coreContext();
+        d3.select(document.createElement('div'))
+            .attr('id', 'map')
+            .call(context.map().centerZoom([0, 0], 17));
+        surface = context.surface();
+    });
+
+
+    it('creates layer-gpx', function () {
+        var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch);
+        surface.call(render);
+
+        var layers = surface.selectAll('g.layer-gpx').nodes();
+        expect(layers.length).to.eql(1);
+        expect(d3.select(layers[0]).classed('layer-gpx')).to.be.true;
+    });
+
+    it('draws geojson', function () {
+        var gj = {}; // add test fixture
+        var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch).geojson(gj);
+        surface.call(render);
+
+        var elements = surface.selectAll('path.gpx').nodes();
+        // expect(elements.length).to.eql(1);
+        // tests that the path has data
+    });
+
+    describe('#files', function() {
+        it('handles gpx files', function () {
+            var files = []; // add test fixture
+            var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch).files(files);
+            surface.call(render);
+
+            var elements = surface.selectAll('path.gpx').nodes();
+            // expect(elements.length).to.eql(1);
+            // tests that the path has data
+        });
+
+        it('handles geojson files', function () {
+            var files = []; // add test fixture
+            var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch).files(files);
+            surface.call(render);
+
+            var elements = surface.selectAll('path.gpx').nodes();
+            // expect(elements.length).to.eql(1);
+            // tests that the path has data
+        });
+
+        it('handles kml files', function () {
+            var files = []; // add test fixture
+            var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch).files(files);
+            surface.call(render);
+
+            var elements = surface.selectAll('path.gpx').nodes();
+            // expect(elements.length).to.eql(1);
+            // tests that the path has data
+        });
+    });
+
+
+    describe('#showLabels', function() {
+        it('shows labels by default', function () {
+            var gj = {}; // add test fixture
+            var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch).geojson(gj);
+            surface.call(render);
+
+            var elements = surface.selectAll('text.gpxlabel').nodes();
+            // expect(elements.length).to.eql(1);
+            // tests that the text has data
+
+            var halo = surface.selectAll('text.gpxlabel-halo').nodes();
+            // expect(halo.length).to.eql(1);
+            // tests that the text halo has data
+        });
+
+
+        it('hides labels with showLabels(false)', function () {
+            var gj = {}; // add test fixture
+            var render = iD.svgGpx(projection, context, dispatch).geojson(gj).showLabels(false);
+            surface.call(render);
+
+            expect(surface.selectAll('text.gpxlabel').empty()).to.be.ok;
+            expect(surface.selectAll('text.gpxlabel-halo').empty()).to.be.ok;
+        });
+    });
+
+});