diff --git a/Tests/base/NSXMLElement/TestInfo b/Tests/base/NSXMLElement/TestInfo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/Tests/base/NSXMLElement/basic.m b/Tests/base/NSXMLElement/basic.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba0e88f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/base/NSXMLElement/basic.m
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#import "ObjectTesting.h"
+#import <Foundation/NSAutoreleasePool.h>
+#import <Foundation/NSXMLElement.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+  NSAutoreleasePool     *arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
+  NSXMLElement          *node;
+  NSXMLElement          *other;
+
+  node = [[NSXMLElement alloc] initWithName: @"node"];
+  test_alloc(@"NSXMLElement");
+  test_NSObject(@"NSXMLElement", [NSArray arrayWithObject: node]);
+
+  other = [[NSXMLElement alloc] initWithName: @"other"];
+  PASS(NO == [other isEqual: node], "differently named elements are not equal");
+
+  [other setName: @"node"];
+  PASS_EQUAL([other name], @"node", "setting name of element works");
+  PASS([other isEqual: node], "elements with same name are equal");
+
+  [other release];
+  [node release];
+
+  [arp release];
+  arp = nil;
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/base/NSXMLNode/basic.m b/Tests/base/NSXMLNode/basic.m
index fa4dc1dcd..8db5fb2d3 100644
--- a/Tests/base/NSXMLNode/basic.m
+++ b/Tests/base/NSXMLNode/basic.m
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 #import "ObjectTesting.h"
 #import <Foundation/NSAutoreleasePool.h>
 #import <Foundation/NSXMLNode.h>
+
 int main()
 {
   NSAutoreleasePool     *arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
-  NSXMLNode           *node;
+  NSXMLNode             *node;
+  NSXMLNode             *other;
 
   node = [[NSXMLNode alloc] initWithKind: NSXMLInvalidKind];
   test_alloc(@"NSXMLNode");
   test_NSObject(@"NSXMLNode", [NSArray arrayWithObject: node]);
+
+  other = [[NSXMLNode alloc] initWithKind: NSXMLElementKind];
+  PASS(NO == [other isEqual: node], "different node kinds are not equal");
+  [other release];
+
+  other = [[NSXMLNode alloc] initWithKind: NSXMLInvalidKind];
+  PASS([other isEqual: node], "empty nodes are equal");
+  [node release];
+
+  [other setName: @"other"];
+  PASS(nil == [other name], "setting name on invalid node gives a nil name");
+  [other release];
+
   [arp release];
   arp = nil;
 
-  [node release];
   return 0;
 }