diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/index.html b/tests/unit/listview/index.html
index d8039b8e..f073dd60 100644
--- a/tests/unit/listview/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/listview/index.html
@@ -71,6 +71,37 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 
+
+<div data-nstest-role="page" id='nested-lists-test'>
+	<div  data-nstest-role="header" data-nstest-position="inline">
+		<h1>Basic multiple lists view</h1>
+	</div>
+    <div data-nstest-role="content">
+        <ul data-nstest-role="listview" data-nstest-inset="true">
+            <li>Item 1</li>
+            <li>Item 2</li>
+            <li>Parent Item
+                <ul data-nstest--role="listview">
+                    <li>Sub Item 10</li>
+                    <li>Sub Item 11</li>
+                    <li>Sub Item 12</li>
+                </ul>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+        <ul data-nstest--role="listview" data-nstest--inset="true">
+            <li>Item 3</li>
+            <li>Item 4</li>
+            <li>Parent Item
+                <ul data-nstest--role="listview">
+                    <li>Sub Item 20</li>
+                    <li>Sub Item 21</li>
+                    <li>Sub Item 22</li>
+                </ul>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
 <!-- Numbered List -->
 <div  data-nstest-role="page" id='numbered-list-test'>
 	<div  data-nstest-role="header" data-nstest-position="inline">
diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js b/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
index 3bb8ab76..ac7ac4f3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@
 		ok($('#nested-list-test .linebreaknode').text() === "More animals", 'Text should be "More animals"');
 	});
 
+	asyncTest( "Multiple nested lists on a page", function() {
+        // https://github.com/jquery/jquery-mobile/issues/1617
+		$.testHelper.openPage("#nested-lists-test");
+
+		setTimeout(function() {
+            $('.ui-page-active li:eq(2) a:eq(0)').click();
+
+            equal($('.ui-page-active .ui-content .ui-listview li').text(), "Sub Item 10Sub Item 11Sub Item 12", 'Text should be "Sub Item 10Sub Item 11Sub Item 12"');
+			start();
+		}, 500);
+	});
+
 	module('Ordered Lists');
 
 	asyncTest( "changes to the numbered list page and enhances it", function() {