diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/JComponentRouterRulesMenuTest.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/JComponentRouterRulesMenuTest.php
index 6c40a9736a631..c4ea6c9957135 100644
--- a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/JComponentRouterRulesMenuTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/JComponentRouterRulesMenuTest.php
@@ -162,11 +162,23 @@ public function testPreprocess()
 		$query = array('option' => 'com_content', 'view' => 'categories', 'id' => '42', 'Itemid' => '99');
 		$this->object->preprocess($query);
 		$this->assertEquals(array('option' => 'com_content', 'view' => 'categories', 'id' => '42', 'Itemid' => '99'), $query);
-	
+
 		// Check if a query with existing Itemid that is the current active menu-item is correctly searched
 		$query = array('option' => 'com_content', 'view' => 'categories', 'id' => '14', 'Itemid' => '49');
 		$this->object->preprocess($query);
 		$this->assertEquals(array('option' => 'com_content', 'view' => 'categories', 'id' => '14', 'Itemid' => '48'), $query);
+
+		// Test if the default Itemid is used if everything else fails
+		$router = $this->object->get('router');
+		$router->menu->active = null;
+		$query = array();
+		$this->object->preprocess($query);
+		$this->assertEquals(array('Itemid' => '47'), $query);
+
+		// Test if the correct default item is used based on the language
+		$query = array('lang' => 'en-GB');
+		$this->object->preprocess($query);
+		$this->assertEquals(array('lang' => 'en-GB', 'Itemid' => '51'), $query);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/stubs/MockJComponentRouterRulesMenuMenuObject.php b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/stubs/MockJComponentRouterRulesMenuMenuObject.php
index c4fc4f4778d59..3b710d4eebce5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/stubs/MockJComponentRouterRulesMenuMenuObject.php
+++ b/tests/unit/suites/libraries/cms/component/router/rules/stubs/MockJComponentRouterRulesMenuMenuObject.php
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ class MockJComponentRouterRulesMenuMenuObject
 	 */
 	protected $items = array();
 
+	/**
+	 * Active menuitem
+	 * 
+	 * @var integer
+	 */
+	public $active = 49;
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructor for this object
 	 * 
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ public function getItems($attributes, $values)
 	 */
 	public function getActive()
 	{
-		return $this->items[49];
+		return (isset($this->items[$this->active]) ? $this->items[$this->active] : null);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -176,12 +183,12 @@ public function getActive()
 	 */
 	public function getDefault($language = '*')
 	{
-		if ($language = '*')
+		if ($language == '*')
 		{
 			return $this->items[47];
 		}
 		
-		if ($language = 'en-GB')
+		if ($language == 'en-GB')
 		{
 			return $this->items[51];
 		}