diff --git a/tests/end2end/data/editor.html b/tests/end2end/data/editor.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11f43463d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/end2end/data/editor.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+
+
+
+ Textarea
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature b/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature
index 8bb48926f..3af4883a6 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/editor.feature
@@ -70,3 +70,15 @@ Feature: Opening external editors
And I set up a fake editor replacing "http://localhost:(port)/data/hello.txt" by "foo!"
And I run :edit-url
Then the error "Invalid URL" should be shown
+
+ Scenario: Spawning an editor successfully
+ When I set up a fake editor returning "foobar"
+ And I open data/editor.html
+ And I run :hint all
+ And I run :follow-hint a
+ And I wait for "Clicked editable element!" in the log
+ And I run :open-editor
+ And I wait for "Read back: foobar" in the log
+ And I run :hint all
+ And I run :follow-hint s
+ Then the javascript message "text: foobar" should be logged
diff --git a/tests/end2end/features/test_editor_bdd.py b/tests/end2end/features/test_editor_bdd.py
index 7b400705f..a4718ecc0 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/features/test_editor_bdd.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/features/test_editor_bdd.py
@@ -43,3 +43,17 @@ def set_up_editor_replacement(quteproc, httpbin, tmpdir, text, replacement):
""".format(text=text, replacement=replacement)))
editor = '"{}" "{}" {{}}'.format(sys.executable, script)
quteproc.set_setting('general', 'editor', editor)
+
+
+@bdd.when(bdd.parsers.parse('I set up a fake editor returning "{text}"'))
+def set_up_editor_replacement(quteproc, httpbin, tmpdir, text):
+ """Set up general->editor to a small python script inserting a text."""
+ script = tmpdir / 'script.py'
+ script.write(textwrap.dedent("""
+ import sys
+
+ with open(sys.argv[1], 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+ f.write({text!r})
+ """.format(text=text)))
+ editor = '"{}" "{}" {{}}'.format(sys.executable, script)
+ quteproc.set_setting('general', 'editor', editor)