diff --git a/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/instance/testAbandonMethodWorks.st b/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/instance/testAbandonMethodWorks.st
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8620be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/instance/testAbandonMethodWorks.st
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+tests
+testAbandonMethodWorks
+
+	| view abandonCode|
+	abandonCode :=		'| morph |
+									morph := Morph new.
+									morph openInWorld: playground.
+									morph center: playground center.	
+									morph abandon.'.
+
+	view := builder build: explorationView.
+	view model evaluateCode: abandonCode. 
+	self assert: view model playground submorphs size equals: 0. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/methodProperties.json b/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/methodProperties.json
index faeb872..0160232 100644
--- a/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/packages/MorphicAPIExplorer-Tests.package/MEXExplorationViewTests.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		"sampleCode" : "SC 6/29/2021 04:50",
 		"setUp" : "lk 7/24/2019 16:15",
 		"tearDown" : "lk 7/24/2019 15:02",
+		"testAbandonMethodWorks" : "JF 7/1/2022 12:06",
 		"testBackButtonOfExplorationViewLeadsToOverView" : "SC 7/16/2021 17:35",
 		"testBuiltExplorationViewForCategoryReturnsCorrectMethodList" : "lk 7/24/2019 17:42",
 		"testBuiltExplorationViewForCategoryReturnsIdenticalCategory" : "lk 7/24/2019 15:44",