diff --git a/spec/fixtures/pages/ipc-message.html b/spec/fixtures/pages/ipc-message.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a54973c280dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/pages/ipc-message.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<html>
+<body>
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  require('ipc').send('channel', 'arg1', 'arg2');
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/spec/webview-spec.coffee b/spec/webview-spec.coffee
index f14cee53c998..dbbae39413b4 100644
--- a/spec/webview-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/webview-spec.coffee
@@ -86,3 +86,13 @@ describe '<webview> tag', ->
         done()
       webview.src = "file://#{fixtures}/pages/target-name.html"
       document.body.appendChild webview
+
+  describe 'ipc-message event', ->
+    it 'emits when guest sends a ipc message to browser', (done) ->
+      webview.addEventListener 'ipc-message', (e) ->
+        assert.equal e.channel, 'channel'
+        assert.deepEqual e.args, ['arg1', 'arg2']
+        done()
+      webview.src = "file://#{fixtures}/pages/ipc-message.html"
+      webview.setAttribute 'nodeintegration', 'on'
+      document.body.appendChild webview
