diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 366d88d5e..143af44fb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2016-11-19  James J Balamuta  <balamut2@illinois.edu>
+
+        * inst/unitTests/runit.environments.R: Added environment find unit tests
+        as well as a symbol access test for environment get.
+        * inst/unitTests/cpp/Environment.cpp: Idem
+
 2016-11-16  Dirk Eddelbuettel  <edd@debian.org>
 
         * DESCRIPTION: Release 0.12.8
diff --git a/inst/NEWS.Rd b/inst/NEWS.Rd
index 2cfa62a35..4ffa69a2e 100644
--- a/inst/NEWS.Rd
+++ b/inst/NEWS.Rd
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 \newcommand{\ghpr}{\href{https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/pull/#1}{##1}}
 \newcommand{\ghit}{\href{https://github.com/RcppCore/Rcpp/issues/#1}{##1}}
 
+\section{Changes in Rcpp version 0.12.9 (2017-01-xx)}{
+    \item Changes in Rcpp unit tests
+    \itemize{
+      \item Added Environment::find unit tests and an Environment::get(Symbol)
+      test (James Balamuta in \ghpr{595} addressing issue \ghit{594}).
+    }
+}
 \section{Changes in Rcpp version 0.12.8 (2016-11-16)}{
   \itemize{
     \item Changes in Rcpp API:
diff --git a/inst/unitTests/cpp/Environment.cpp b/inst/unitTests/cpp/Environment.cpp
index 1bce4b7ab..64fe2940a 100644
--- a/inst/unitTests/cpp/Environment.cpp
+++ b/inst/unitTests/cpp/Environment.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ SEXP runit_get( Environment env, std::string name){
     return env.get( name ) ;
 }
 
+// [[Rcpp::export]]
+SEXP runit_get_symbol( Environment env, Symbol name){
+    return env.get( name ) ;
+}
+
+// [[Rcpp::export]]
+SEXP runit_find( Environment env, std::string name){
+    return env.find( name ) ;
+}
+
+// [[Rcpp::export]]
+SEXP runit_find_symbol( Environment env, Symbol name){
+    return env.find( name ) ;
+}
+
 // [[Rcpp::export]]
 bool runit_exists( Environment env, std::string st){
     return env.exists( st ) ;
diff --git a/inst/unitTests/runit.environments.R b/inst/unitTests/runit.environments.R
index 70871e1c6..2baec51b4 100644
--- a/inst/unitTests/runit.environments.R
+++ b/inst/unitTests/runit.environments.R
@@ -43,14 +43,44 @@ if (.runThisTest) {
         e <- new.env( )
         e$a <- 1:10
         e$b <- "foo"
-
-        checkEquals( runit_get( e, "a" ), e$a, msg = "Environment::get()" )
-        checkEquals( runit_get( e, "foobar" ), NULL, msg = "Environment::get()" )
+        
+        # Access with string
+        checkEquals( runit_get( e, "a" ), e$a, msg = "Environment::get(string)" )
+        checkEquals( runit_get( e, "foobar" ), NULL, msg = "Environment::get(string)" )
         checkEquals( runit_get( asNamespace("Rcpp"), "CxxFlags"), Rcpp:::CxxFlags,
-                    msg = "Environment(namespace)::get() " )
-
-    }
-
+                     msg = "Environment(namespace)::get(string) " )
+        
+        # Access with Symbol constructed on call from string
+        checkEquals( runit_get_symbol( e, "a" ), e$a, msg = "Environment::get(Symbol)" )
+        checkEquals( runit_get_symbol( e, "foobar" ), NULL, msg = "Environment::get(Symbol)" )
+        checkEquals( runit_get_symbol( asNamespace("Rcpp"), "CxxFlags"), Rcpp:::CxxFlags,
+                     msg = "Environment(namespace)::get(Symbol) " )
+        
+    }    
+
+    test.environment.find <- function(){
+        e <- new.env( )
+        e$a <- 1:10
+        e$b <- "foo"
+        bar <- "me"
+        
+        # Access with string
+        checkEquals( runit_find( e, "a" ), e$a, msg = "Environment::find(string)" )
+        checkException( runit_find( e, "foobar" ), NULL, msg = "Environment::find(string) not found" )
+        checkEquals( runit_find( e, "bar"), bar, msg = "Environment::find(string) inheritance" )
+        checkEquals( runit_find( asNamespace("Rcpp"), "CxxFlags"), Rcpp:::CxxFlags,
+                     msg = "Environment(namespace)::find(string)" )
+        
+        # Access with Symbol constructed on call from string
+        checkEquals( runit_find_symbol( e, "a" ), e$a, msg = "Environment::find(Symbol)" )
+        checkException( runit_find_symbol( e, "foobar" ), NULL, msg = "Environment::find(Symbol) not found" )
+        checkEquals( runit_find_symbol( e, "bar"), bar, msg = "Environment::find(Symbol) inheritance" )
+        checkEquals( runit_find_symbol( asNamespace("Rcpp"), "CxxFlags"), Rcpp:::CxxFlags,
+                     msg = "Environment(namespace)::find(Symbol)" )
+        
+    }    
+    
+        
     test.environment.exists <- function(){
         e <- new.env( )
         e$a <- 1:10