diff --git a/t/Inbox.t b/t/Inbox.t
index fee73ff14..b3b75613c 100644
--- a/t/Inbox.t
+++ b/t/Inbox.t
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use WebGUI::Session;
 use WebGUI::Inbox;
 use WebGUI::User;
 
-use Test::More tests => 13; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 15; # increment this value for each test you create
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ $inbox->addMessage({
     message => "First message",
     userId  => 3,
     sentBy  => $senders[0]->userId,
+    status  => 'unread',
 },{
     no_email => 1,
 });
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ $inbox->addMessage({
     message => "Second message",
     userId  => 3,
     sentBy  => $senders[1]->userId,
+    status  => 'unread',
 },{
     no_email => 1,
 });
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ $inbox->addMessage({
     message => "Third message",
     userId  => 3,
     sentBy  => $senders[2]->userId,
+    status  => 'unread',
 },{
     no_email => 1,
 });
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ $inbox->addMessage({
     message => "Fourth message",
     userId  => 3,
     sentBy  => $senders[2]->userId,
+    status  => 'unread',
 },{
     no_email => 1,
 });
@@ -121,6 +125,12 @@ is(scalar @{ $inbox->getMessagesForUser($admin, '', '', '', 'sentBy='.$session->
 is(scalar @{ $inbox->getMessagesForUser($admin, '', '', '', 'sentBy='.$session->db->quote($senders[1]->userId)) }, 1, '1 message by sender[1]');
 is(scalar @{ $inbox->getMessagesForUser($admin, '', '', '', 'sentBy='.$session->db->quote($senders[2]->userId)) }, 2, '2 messages by sender[2]');
 
+is($inbox->getUnreadMessageCount($admin->userId), 4, 'getUnreadMessageCount');
+my $messages = $inbox->getMessagesForUser($admin);
+$messages->[0]->setRead($admin->userId);
+diag $messages->[0]->getStatus;
+diag $messages->[0]->isRead;
+is($inbox->getUnreadMessageCount($admin->userId), 3, '... really tracks unread messages');
 
 END {
     $session->db->write('delete from inbox where messageId = ?', [$message->getId]);