diff --git a/tests/unit/page/page_core.js b/tests/unit/page/page_core.js
index e21e1c77..805d9caa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/page/page_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/page/page_core.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
  * mobile page unit tests
  */
 (function($){
-	module('jquery.mobile.page.js');
+	var libName = 'jquery.mobile.page.js',
+			typeAttributeRegex = $.mobile.page.prototype._typeAttributeRegex;
+
+	module(libName);
 
 	test( "nested header anchors aren't altered", function(){
 		ok(!$('.ui-header > div > a').hasClass('ui-btn'));
@@ -31,4 +34,15 @@
 	test( "no auto-generated back button exists on first page", function(){
 		ok( !$('.ui-header > [data-rel="back"]').length );
 	});
+
+	test( "input type replacement regex works properly", function(){
+		ok(typeAttributeRegex.test( "<input type=range" ), "test no quotes" );
+		ok(typeAttributeRegex.test( "<input type='range'" ), "test single quotes" );
+		ok(typeAttributeRegex.test( "<input type=\"range\"" ), "test double quotes" );
+		ok(typeAttributeRegex.test( "<input type=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890_"), "test \w" );
+		ok(typeAttributeRegex.test( "<input        type=\"range\"" ), "test many preceding spaces" );
+		ok(typeAttributeRegex.test( "<input type='range'>" ), "test final attribute (FF)" );
+
+		ok(!typeAttributeRegex.test( "<inputtype=\"range\"" ), "requires preceding space" );
+	});
 })(jQuery);
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