diff --git a/js/id/renderer/hash.js b/js/id/renderer/hash.js
index 67138539e..4365a1515 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/hash.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/hash.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ iD.Hash = function() {
     var hash = {},
         s0, // cached location.hash
         lat = 90 - 1e-8, // allowable latitude range
-        hadHash,
         map;
 
     function qs(str) {
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ iD.Hash = function() {
 
     function hashchange() {
         if (location.hash === s0) return; // ignore spurious hashchange events
-        if (parser(map, (s0 = location.hash).substring(1)))
+        if (parser(map, (s0 = location.hash).substring(2)))
             move(); // replace bogus hash
     }
 
@@ -56,13 +55,11 @@ iD.Hash = function() {
             window.addEventListener("hashchange", hashchange, false);
             if (location.hash) {
                 hashchange();
-                hadHash = true;
+                hash.hadHash = true;
             }
         }
         return hash;
     };
 
-    hash.hadHash = hadHash;
-
     return hash;
 };
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 7a13f27e8..9d7da2254 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/util.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/way.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/map.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/hash.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/graph.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/entity.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/connection.js"></script>
diff --git a/test/spec/hash.js b/test/spec/hash.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30ab83d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/hash.js
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+describe("hash", function () {
+  var hash, map;
+
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    hash = iD.Hash();
+    map = {
+      on:     function () { return map; },
+      off:    function () { return map; },
+      zoom:   function () { return arguments.length ? map : 0; },
+      center: function () { return arguments.length ? map : [0, 0] }
+    };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function () {
+    hash.map(null);
+    location.hash = "";
+  });
+
+  describe("#map()", function () {
+    it("gets and sets map", function () {
+      expect(hash.map(map)).toBe(hash);
+      expect(hash.map()).toBe(map);
+    });
+
+    it("sets hadHash if location.hash is present", function () {
+      location.hash = "?map=20.00/38.87952/-77.02405";
+      hash.map(map);
+      expect(hash.hadHash).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it("zooms map to requested level", function () {
+      location.hash = "?map=20.00/38.87952/-77.02405";
+      spyOn(map, 'zoom').andCallThrough();
+      hash.map(map);
+      expect(map.zoom).toHaveBeenCalledWith(20.0);
+    });
+
+    it("centers map at requested coordinates", function () {
+      location.hash = "?map=20.00/38.87952/-77.02405";
+      spyOn(map, 'center').andCallThrough();
+      hash.map(map);
+      expect(map.center).toHaveBeenCalledWith([-77.02405, 38.87952]);
+    });
+
+    it("binds the map's move event", function () {
+      spyOn(map, 'on');
+      hash.map(map);
+      expect(map.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('move', jasmine.any(Function));
+    });
+
+    it("unbinds the map's move event", function () {
+      spyOn(map, 'on');
+      spyOn(map, 'off');
+      hash.map(map);
+      hash.map(null);
+      expect(map.off).toHaveBeenCalledWith('move', map.on.mostRecentCall.args[1]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("on window hashchange events", function () {
+    var hashchanged,
+        hashchange = function () { return hashchanged; };
+
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      hash.map(map);
+      hashchanged = false;
+      window.addEventListener("hashchange", function () { hashchanged = true; }, false);
+    });
+
+    it("zooms map to requested level", function () {
+      spyOn(map, 'zoom').andCallThrough();
+      location.hash = "#?map=20.00/38.87952/-77.02405";
+      waitsFor(hashchange);
+      runs(function () {
+        expect(map.zoom).toHaveBeenCalledWith(20.0);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("centers map at requested coordinates", function () {
+      spyOn(map, 'center').andCallThrough();
+      location.hash = "#?map=20.00/38.87952/-77.02405";
+      waitsFor(hashchange);
+      runs(function () {
+        expect(map.center).toHaveBeenCalledWith([-77.02405, 38.87952]);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("on map move events", function () {
+    it("stores the current zoom and coordinates in location.hash", function () {
+      spyOn(map, 'on');
+      hash.map(map);
+      map.on.mostRecentCall.args[1]();
+      expect(location.hash).toEqual("#?map=0.00/0/0");
+    });
+  });
+});