diff --git a/py/test/rsession/testing/test_executor.py b/py/test/rsession/testing/test_executor.py
index 713a37673..f09ae804f 100644
--- a/py/test/rsession/testing/test_executor.py
+++ b/py/test/rsession/testing/test_executor.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import py
 import example1
 
 from py.__.test.rsession.executor import RunExecutor, BoxExecutor,\
-    AsyncExecutor
+    AsyncExecutor, ApigenExecutor
 from py.__.test.rsession.outcome import ReprOutcome
 from py.__.test.rsession.testing.test_slave import funcprint_spec, \
     funcprintfail_spec
@@ -120,3 +120,51 @@ def test_cont_executor():
     outcome = ReprOutcome(outcome_repr)
     assert not outcome.passed
     assert outcome.stdout.find("samfing elz") != -1
+
+def test_apigen_executor():
+    class Tracer(object):
+        def __init__(self):
+            self.starts = 0
+            self.ends = 0
+        
+        def start_tracing(self):
+            self.starts += 1
+
+        def end_tracing(self):
+            self.ends += 1
+    
+    tmpdir = py.test.ensuretemp("apigen_executor")
+    tmpdir.ensure("__init__.py")
+    tmpdir.ensure("test_one.py").write(py.code.Source("""
+    def g():
+        pass
+    
+    def test_1():
+        g()
+
+    class TestX(object):
+        def setup_method(self, m):
+            self.ttt = 1
+
+        def test_one(self):
+            self.ttt += 1
+
+        def test_raise(self):
+            1/0
+    """))
+    rootcol = py.test.collect.Directory(tmpdir)
+    tracer = Tracer()
+    item = rootcol.getitembynames("test_one.py/test_1")
+    ex = ApigenExecutor(item, config=config)
+    out1 = ex.execute(tracer)
+    item = rootcol.getitembynames("test_one.py/TestX/()/test_one")
+    ex = ApigenExecutor(item, config=config)
+    out2 = ex.execute(tracer)
+    item = rootcol.getitembynames("test_one.py/TestX/()/test_raise")
+    ex = ApigenExecutor(item, config=config)
+    out3 = ex.execute(tracer)
+    assert tracer.starts == 3
+    assert tracer.ends == 3
+    assert out1.passed
+    assert out2.passed
+    assert not out3.passed