diff --git a/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/app/filters/HelloFilter.java b/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/app/filters/HelloFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..733ff07e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/app/filters/HelloFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package app.filters;
+
+import org.javalite.activeweb.controller_filters.ControllerFilterAdapter;
+import org.javalite.activeweb.controller_filters.HttpSupportFilter;
+
+public class HelloFilter extends HttpSupportFilter{
+
+    @Override
+    public void before() {
+        respond("hello");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/org/javalite/activeweb/FilterResetSpec.java b/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/org/javalite/activeweb/FilterResetSpec.java
index dc1a3648d..e9f5547e5 100644
--- a/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/org/javalite/activeweb/FilterResetSpec.java
+++ b/activeweb-testing/src/test/java/org/javalite/activeweb/FilterResetSpec.java
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 import app.controllers.AbcPersonController;
 import app.controllers.XyzController;
+import app.filters.HelloFilter;
 import org.javalite.activeweb.controller_filters.HeadersLogFilter;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * @author igor on 7/1/17.
  */
@@ -31,4 +34,12 @@ public void shouldResetGlobalFilter(){
         //should match any random controller, since this is a global filter.
         the(fm.matches(new Route(new XyzController(), "", HttpMethod.GET))).shouldBeTrue();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldInvokeFilter(){
+        resetFilters();
+        addFilter(new HelloFilter());
+        controller("format").get("index"); // any controller will do, since filter will respond first
+        the(responseContent()).shouldEqual("hello");
+    }
 }