diff --git a/tests/test_engine.py b/tests/test_engine.py
index 719c0c60c..856465161 100644
--- a/tests/test_engine.py
+++ b/tests/test_engine.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class CrawlerRun(object):
         self.respplug = []
         self.reqplug = []
         self.reqdropped = []
+        self.reqreached = []
         self.itemerror = []
         self.itemresp = []
         self.signals_catched = {}
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ class CrawlerRun(object):
         self.crawler.signals.connect(self.item_error, signals.item_error)
         self.crawler.signals.connect(self.request_scheduled, signals.request_scheduled)
         self.crawler.signals.connect(self.request_dropped, signals.request_dropped)
+        self.crawler.signals.connect(self.request_reached, signals.request_reached_downloader)
         self.crawler.signals.connect(self.response_downloaded, signals.response_downloaded)
         self.crawler.crawl(start_urls=start_urls)
         self.spider = self.crawler.spider
@@ -155,6 +157,9 @@ class CrawlerRun(object):
     def request_scheduled(self, request, spider):
         self.reqplug.append((request, spider))
 
+    def request_reached(self, request, spider):
+        self.reqreached.append((request, spider))
+
     def request_dropped(self, request, spider):
         self.reqdropped.append((request, spider))
 
@@ -212,6 +217,8 @@ class EngineTest(unittest.TestCase):
         responses_count = len(self.run.respplug)
         self.assertEqual(scheduled_requests_count,
                          dropped_requests_count + responses_count)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.run.reqreached),
+                         responses_count)
 
     def _assert_dropped_requests(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(self.run.reqdropped), 1)
@@ -219,6 +226,7 @@ class EngineTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def _assert_downloaded_responses(self):
         # response tests
         self.assertEqual(8, len(self.run.respplug))
+        self.assertEqual(8, len(self.run.reqreached))
 
         for response, _ in self.run.respplug:
             if self.run.getpath(response.url) == '/item999.html':