diff --git a/t/Session/Scratch.t b/t/Session/Scratch.t
index 15fc69166..6e12e0e70 100644
--- a/t/Session/Scratch.t
+++ b/t/Session/Scratch.t
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 
-use Test::More tests => 14; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 37; # increment this value for each test you create
  
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ for (my $count = 1; $count <= $maxCount; $count++){
    is($scratch->get("Test$count"), $count, "Passed set/get $count");
 }
 
-
 $scratch->delete("Test1");
 is($scratch->get("Test1"), undef, "delete()");
 
@@ -44,7 +43,31 @@ is($scratch->get("Test10"), undef, "deleteName()");
 $scratch->deleteAll;
 is($scratch->get("Test2"), undef, "deleteAll()");
 
-
 my $testScratchSession = $scratch->session();
 
 is($testScratchSession, $session, "session()");
+
+##Build some variables to test database persistency
+
+for (my $count = 1; $count <= $maxCount; $count++){
+	$scratch->set("dBase$count",$count);
+	my ($setValue) = $session->db->quickArray("select value from userSessionScratch where sessionId=? and name=?",[$session->getId, "dBase$count"]);
+	is($setValue, $count, "database store for set on $count");
+}
+
+##Creating a new session with the previous session's Id should clone the scratch data
+my $newSession = WebGUI::Session->open(WebGUI::Test->root, WebGUI::Test->file, undef, undef, $session->getId);
+
+ok($newSession->getId eq $session->getId, "Successful session duplication");
+
+for (my $count = 1; $count <= $maxCount; $count++){
+   is($newSession->scratch->get("dBase$count"), $count, "Passed set/get $count");
+}
+
+$scratch->set("dBase5", 15);
+
+my ($changedValue) = $session->db->quickArray("select value from userSessionScratch where sessionId=? and name=?",[$session->getId, "dBase5"]);
+is($changedValue, 15, "changing stored scratch value");
+is($scratch->get("dBase5"), 15, "checking cached scratch value");
+
+$newSession->close;