diff --git a/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/UiBinderGwtSuite.java b/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/UiBinderGwtSuite.java
index 35717fc..54c8e37 100644
--- a/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/UiBinderGwtSuite.java
+++ b/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/UiBinderGwtSuite.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.google.gwt.uibinder;
 
 import com.google.gwt.junit.tools.GWTTestSuite;
+import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiBinderUtilTest;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.test.client.TestParameterizedWidgets;
 import com.google.gwt.uibinder.test.client.UiBinderTest;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
         "Test suite for UiBinder GWTTestCases");
 
     suite.addTestSuite(UiBinderTest.class);
+    suite.addTestSuite(UiBinderUtilTest.class);
     suite.addTestSuite(TestParameterizedWidgets.class);
 
     return suite;
diff --git a/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/client/UiBinderUtilTest.java b/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/client/UiBinderUtilTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2224235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/test/com/google/gwt/uibinder/client/UiBinderUtilTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package com.google.gwt.uibinder.client;
+
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.DivElement;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Document;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Display;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Visibility;
+import com.google.gwt.junit.client.GWTTestCase;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.DOM;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Random;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.RootPanel;
+
+/**
+ * Tests {@link UiBinderUtil}
+ */
+public class UiBinderUtilTest extends GWTTestCase {
+
+  @Override
+  public String getModuleName() {
+    return "com.google.gwt.uibinder.UiBinder";
+  }
+
+  public void testAttachToDomAndGetChildUnattached() {
+    go();
+  }
+
+  public void testAttachToDomAndGetChildUnderUnattached() {
+    DivElement div = Document.get().createDivElement();
+    try {
+      go(div);
+    } finally {
+      detach(div);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void testAttachToDomAndGetChildUnderHidden() {
+    DivElement div = Document.get().createDivElement();
+    try {
+      RootPanel.getBodyElement().appendChild(div);
+      div.getStyle().setVisibility(Visibility.HIDDEN);
+      go(div);
+    } finally {
+      detach(div);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void testAttachToDomAndGetChildUnderDisplayNone() {
+    DivElement div = Document.get().createDivElement();
+    try {
+      RootPanel.getBodyElement().appendChild(div);
+      div.getStyle().setDisplay(Display.NONE);
+      go(div);
+    } finally {
+      detach(div);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void testAttachToDomAndGetChildUnderAttachedThenUnattached() {
+    DivElement div = Document.get().createDivElement();
+    detach(div);
+    try {
+      RootPanel.getBodyElement().appendChild(div);
+      go(div);
+    } finally {
+      detach(div);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Make sure this test's clean up method actually works.
+   */
+  public void testDetach() {
+    DivElement div = Document.get().createDivElement();
+    RootPanel.getBodyElement().appendChild(div);
+    detach(div);
+    assertNull(div.getParentElement());
+  }
+
+  private void assertStartsWith(String string, String prefix) {
+    assertTrue('"' + string + "\" should start with \"" + prefix + "\"",
+        string.startsWith(prefix));
+  }
+
+  private void findAndAssertTextBeforeFirstChild(Element div, String id,
+      String firstText) {
+    UiBinderUtil.TempAttachment t = UiBinderUtil.attachToDom(div);
+    Element child = Document.get().getElementById(id);
+    t.detach();
+    assertStartsWith(child.getInnerHTML(), firstText + "<");
+  }
+
+  private void detach(Element div) {
+    if (div != null) {
+      Element parent = div.getParentElement();
+      if (parent != null) {
+        parent.removeChild(div);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void go() {
+    go(null);
+  }
+
+  private void go(Element underHere) {
+    Element div = null;
+    try {
+      String ableId = DOM.createUniqueId();
+      String bakerId = DOM.createUniqueId();
+      String charlieId = DOM.createUniqueId();
+      String deltaId = DOM.createUniqueId();
+
+      String ableText = "able" + Random.nextInt();
+      String bakerText = "baker" + Random.nextInt();
+      String charlieText = "charlie" + Random.nextInt();
+      String deltaText = "delta" + Random.nextInt();
+
+      StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
+      b.append("<div>");
+      b.append("<span id='").append(ableId).append("'>").append(ableText);
+      b.append("<span id='").append(bakerId).append("'>").append(bakerText);
+      b.append("<span id='").append(charlieId).append("'>").append(charlieText);
+      b.append("<span id='").append(deltaId).append("'>").append(deltaText);
+      b.append("</span>").append("</span>").append("</span>").append("</span>");
+      b.append("</div>");
+
+      div = UiBinderUtil.fromHtml(b.toString());
+      if (underHere != null) {
+        underHere.insertFirst(div);
+      }
+      findAndAssertTextBeforeFirstChild(div, ableId, ableText);
+      findAndAssertTextBeforeFirstChild(div, bakerId, bakerText);
+      findAndAssertTextBeforeFirstChild(div, charlieId, charlieText);
+      UiBinderUtil.TempAttachment t = UiBinderUtil.attachToDom(div);
+      Element e = Document.get().getElementById(deltaId);
+      t.detach();
+      assertEquals(deltaText, e.getInnerText());
+    } finally {
+      // tearDown isn't reliable enough, e.g. doesn't fire when exceptions
+      // happen
+      detach(div);
+    }
+  }
+}