diff --git a/spec/fixtures/pages/history.html b/spec/fixtures/pages/history.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5029d638926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/pages/history.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<html>
+<body>
+<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
+  window.history.pushState(window.history.state, "test page", "foo.html")
+  require('ipc').sendToHost('history', window.history.length);
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/spec/webview-spec.coffee b/spec/webview-spec.coffee
index 54bc2e78817f..3606c363c63a 100644
--- a/spec/webview-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/webview-spec.coffee
@@ -193,3 +193,18 @@ describe '<webview> tag', ->
       webview.setAttribute 'nodeintegration', 'on'
       webview.src = "file://#{fixtures}/pages/beforeunload-false.html"
       document.body.appendChild webview
+
+  describe '<webview>.clearHistory()', ->
+    it 'should clear the navigation history', (done) ->
+      listener = (e) ->
+        assert.equal e.channel, 'history'
+        assert.equal e.args[0], 2
+        assert webview.canGoBack()
+        webview.clearHistory()
+        assert not webview.canGoBack()
+        webview.removeEventListener 'ipc-message', listener
+        done()
+      webview.addEventListener 'ipc-message', listener
+      webview.setAttribute 'nodeintegration', 'on'      
+      webview.src = "file://#{fixtures}/pages/history.html"
+      document.body.appendChild webview
