diff --git a/master/buildbot/status/web/baseweb.py b/master/buildbot/status/web/baseweb.py
index 445488e2c8e..f7fd79987ef 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/status/web/baseweb.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/status/web/baseweb.py
@@ -451,6 +451,15 @@ def __repr__(self):
         return ("<WebStatus on port %s and path %s at %s>" %
                 (self.http_port, self.distrib_port, hex(id(self))))
 
+    def setUpJinja2(self):
+        if self.revlink:
+            revlink = self.revlink
+        else:
+            revlink = self.master.config.revlink
+        self.templates = createJinjaEnv(revlink, self.changecommentlink,
+                                        self.repositories, self.projects,
+                                        self.jinja_loaders, self.master.basedir)
+
     def setServiceParent(self, parent):
         # this class keeps a *separate* link to the buildmaster, rather than
         # just using self.parent, so that when we are "disowned" (and thus
@@ -471,14 +480,7 @@ def either(a, b):  # a if a else b for py2.4
         rotateLength = either(self.logRotateLength, self.master.log_rotation.rotateLength)
         maxRotatedFiles = either(self.maxRotatedFiles, self.master.log_rotation.maxRotatedFiles)
 
-        # Set up the jinja templating engine.
-        if self.revlink:
-            revlink = self.revlink
-        else:
-            revlink = self.master.config.revlink
-        self.templates = createJinjaEnv(revlink, self.changecommentlink,
-                                        self.repositories, self.projects,
-                                        self.jinja_loaders, self.master.basedir)
+        self.setUpJinja2()
 
         if not self.site:
 
diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/fake/web.py b/master/buildbot/test/fake/web.py
index 4614acc92e9..e1d64d89f5e 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/test/fake/web.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/fake/web.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from mock import Mock
 
+from buildbot.status.web import baseweb
+from buildbot.test.fake import fakemaster
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 from twisted.web import server
 
@@ -34,13 +37,19 @@ class FakeRequest(Mock):
     failure = None
 
     def __init__(self, args={}, content=''):
-        Mock.__init__(self)
+        Mock.__init__(self, spec=server.Request)
 
         self.args = args
         self.content = StringIO(content)
-        self.site = Mock()
-        self.site.buildbot_service = Mock()
-        master = self.site.buildbot_service.master = Mock()
+        self.site = Mock(spec=server.Site)
+        webstatus = baseweb.WebStatus(site=self.site)
+        self.site.buildbot_service = webstatus
+        self.uri = '/'
+        self.prepath = []
+        self.method = 'GET'
+        master = webstatus.master = fakemaster.make_master()
+
+        webstatus.setUpJinja2()
 
         self.addedChanges = []
 
diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/integration/test_new_style_steps.py b/master/buildbot/test/integration/test_new_style_steps.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d60c691ff82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/integration/test_new_style_steps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# This file is part of Buildbot.  Buildbot is free software: you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+# Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Copyright Buildbot Team Members
+
+from buildbot.process import buildstep
+from buildbot.status import results
+from buildbot.status.web import logs
+from buildbot.test.fake.web import FakeRequest
+from buildbot.test.util import steps
+from twisted.internet import defer
+from twisted.trial import unittest
+
+
+class NewStyleStep(buildstep.BuildStep):
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def run(self):
+        stdio = yield self.addLog('stdio')
+        yield stdio.addStdout(u'Some stdout content\n')
+        defer.returnValue(results.SUCCESS)
+
+
+class TestNewStyleSteps(steps.BuildStepIntegrationMixin, unittest.TestCase):
+
+    # New-style steps in eight have had a rocky start, as they are littered
+    # with assertions about old methods, but those methods are still used
+    # elsewhere in Buildbot.  These tests try to replicate the conditions in an
+    # integrated fashion to flush out any similar errors."
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        return self.setUpBuildStepIntegration()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        return self.tearDownBuildStepIntegration()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_render_new_style_logs(self):  # bug 2930
+        self.setupStep(NewStyleStep())
+        bs = yield self.runStep()
+
+        # now try to render it in the WebStatus
+        log_rsrc = logs.TextLog(bs.getSteps()[0].getLogs()[0])
+        request = FakeRequest()
+        yield request.test_render(log_rsrc)