diff --git a/core/test/integration/model/model_users_spec.js b/core/test/integration/model/model_users_spec.js
index d65320e35f..6ae7fc51b8 100644
--- a/core/test/integration/model/model_users_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/integration/model/model_users_spec.js
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ var testUtils   = require('../../utils'),
     when        = require('when'),
     sinon       = require('sinon'),
     uuid        = require('node-uuid'),
+    _           = require('lodash'),
 
     // Stuff we are testing
     UserModel   = require('../../../server/models').User,
+    RoleModel   = require('../../../server/models').Role,
     context     = testUtils.context.admin,
     sandbox     = sinon.sandbox.create();
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ describe('User Model', function run() {
     });
 
     describe('Basic Operations', function () {
-        beforeEach(testUtils.setup('owner'));
+        beforeEach(testUtils.setup('owner', 'role'));
 
         it('sets last login time on successful login', function (done) {
             var userData = testUtils.DataGenerator.forModel.users[0];
@@ -211,6 +213,28 @@ describe('User Model', function run() {
             }).catch(done);
         });
 
+        it('can add', function (done) {
+            var userData = testUtils.DataGenerator.forModel.users[2];
+
+            sandbox.stub(UserModel, 'gravatarLookup', function (userData) {
+                return when.resolve(userData);
+            });
+
+            RoleModel.findOne().then(function (role) {
+                userData.roles = [role.toJSON()];
+
+                return  UserModel.add(userData, _.extend({}, context));
+            }).then(function (createdUser) {
+                should.exist(createdUser);
+                createdUser.has('uuid').should.equal(true);
+                createdUser.get('password').should.not.equal(userData.password, 'password was hashed');
+                createdUser.get('email').should.eql(userData.email, 'email address correct');
+                createdUser.related('roles').toJSON()[0].name.should.eql('Administrator', 'role set correctly');
+
+                done();
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
+
         it('can destroy', function (done) {
             var firstUser = {id: 1};
 
diff --git a/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js b/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
index 203e24aee4..393bf2f331 100644
--- a/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
+++ b/core/test/utils/fixtures/data-generator.js
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ DataGenerator.forModel = (function () {
 
     var posts,
         tags,
-        users;
+        users,
+        roles;
 
     posts = _.map(DataGenerator.Content.posts, function (post) {
         return _.pick(post, 'title', 'markdown');
@@ -430,10 +431,15 @@ DataGenerator.forModel = (function () {
         }, user);
     });
 
+    roles = _.map(DataGenerator.Content.roles, function (role, id) {
+        return _.extend({}, role, {id: id + 1});
+    });
+
     return {
         posts: posts,
         tags: tags,
-        users: users
+        users: users,
+        roles: roles
     };
 
 }());