diff --git a/test/TestPlayBook.py b/test/TestPlayBook.py
index 9dec825b5c4..9627d86c984 100644
--- a/test/TestPlayBook.py
+++ b/test/TestPlayBook.py
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class TestPlaybook(unittest.TestCase):
 
    def _run(self, test_playbook, host_list='test/ansible_hosts'):
        ''' run a module and get the localhost results '''
+       # This ensures tests are independent of eachother
+       ansible.playbook.SETUP_CACHE.clear()
+       EVENTS = []
+
        self.test_callbacks = TestCallbacks()
        self.playbook = ansible.playbook.PlayBook(
            playbook     = test_playbook,
@@ -177,6 +181,29 @@ class TestPlaybook(unittest.TestCase):
 
        assert utils.jsonify(expected, format=True) == utils.jsonify(actual, format=True)
 
+   def test_lookups(self):
+       pb = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'lookup_plugins.yml')
+       actual = self._run(pb)
+
+       # if different, this will output to screen
+       print "**ACTUAL**"
+       print utils.jsonify(actual, format=True)
+       expected =  {
+           "localhost": {
+               "changed": 7,
+               "failures": 0,
+               "ok": 9,
+               "skipped": 1,
+               "unreachable": 0
+           }   
+       }   
+       print "**EXPECTED**"
+       print utils.jsonify(expected, format=True)
+
+       assert utils.jsonify(expected, format=True) == utils.jsonify(actual,format=True)
+
+       assert len(EVENTS) == 44
+
    def test_playbook_vars(self): 
        test_callbacks = TestCallbacks()
        playbook = ansible.playbook.PlayBook(
diff --git a/test/lookup_plugins.yml b/test/lookup_plugins.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e934fac145a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lookup_plugins.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# simple test of lookup plugins in with_*
+---
+- hosts: all
+  vars:
+    empty_list: []
+  tasks:
+  - name: test with_items
+    action: command true
+    with_items:
+    - 1
+    - 2
+    - 3
+  - name: test with_items with empty list
+    action: command true
+    with_items: $empty_list
+
+  - name: test with_file and FILE
+    action: command test "$item" = "$FILE(sample.j2)"
+    with_file: sample.j2
+
+  - name: test with_pipe
+    action: command test "$item" = "$PIPE(cat sample.j2)"
+    with_pipe: cat sample.j2
+
+  - name: test LOOKUP and PIPE
+    action: command test "$LOOKUP(pipe, cat sample.j2)" = "$PIPE(cat sample.j2)"
+
+  - name: ensure test file doesnt exist
+    # command because file will return differently
+    action: command rm -f /tmp/ansible-test-with_lines-data
+  - name: test with_lines
+    action: shell echo "$item" >> /tmp/ansible-test-with_lines-data
+    with_lines: cat sample.j2
+  - name: verify with_lines
+    action: copy src=sample.j2 dest=/tmp/ansible-test-with_lines-data
+  - name: cleanup test file
+    action: file path=/tmp/ansible-test-with_lines-data state=absent