diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tests/dom/inherit-from-text-expected.txt b/engine/src/flutter/tests/dom/inherit-from-text-expected.txt
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+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tests/dom/inherit-from-text-expected.txt
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+CONSOLE: unittest-suite-wait-for-done
+CONSOLE: PASS: should be able to insert in DOM
+CONSOLE: 
+CONSOLE: All 1 tests passed.
+CONSOLE: unittest-suite-success
+DONE
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tests/dom/inherit-from-text.sky b/engine/src/flutter/tests/dom/inherit-from-text.sky
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+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tests/dom/inherit-from-text.sky
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+<sky>
+<script>
+import "../resources/third_party/unittest/unittest.dart";
+import "../resources/unit.dart";
+
+import "dart:sky";
+
+class CustomText extends Text {
+  CustomText() : super("awesome");
+
+  bool get isCustom => true;
+}
+
+void main() {
+  initUnit();
+
+  test("should be able to insert in DOM", () {
+    var child = new CustomText();
+    expect(child.isCustom, isTrue);
+    expect(child.parentNode, isNull);
+    expect(child.data, equals("awesome"));
+
+    var parent = document.createElement("div");
+    parent.appendChild(child);
+    expect(child.parentNode, equals(parent));
+    expect(parent.firstChild, equals(child));
+    expect(parent.firstChild.isCustom, isTrue);
+  });
+}
+</script>
+</sky>