2 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/components/ui/RefreshUITest.java b/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/components/ui/RefreshUITest.java
index 16f279e1e5..db42bc71f8 100644
--- a/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/components/ui/RefreshUITest.java
+++ b/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/components/ui/RefreshUITest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.vaadin.tests.components.ui;
 
+import com.vaadin.testbench.elements.ButtonElement;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.vaadin.testbench.elements.LabelElement;
@@ -17,9 +18,31 @@ public class RefreshUITest extends MultiBrowserTest {
                 $(LabelElement.class).first().getText());
 
         // Reload the page; UI.refresh should be invoked
-        openTestURL();
+        reloadPage();
         assertEquals("The Label content is not matching",
                 "This is instance no 1",
                 $(LabelElement.class).first().getText());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testViewNotRecreatedAfterNavigation() {
+        openTestURL();
+        assertEquals("This is instance no 1",
+                $(LabelElement.class).first().getText());
+
+        // Reload the page; UI.refresh should be invoked
+        reloadPage();
+        assertEquals("This is instance no 1",
+                $(LabelElement.class).first().getText());
+
+        // now open the other view using the navigator
+        $(ButtonElement.class).first().click();
+        assertEquals("This is otherview instance no 1",
+                $(LabelElement.class).first().getText());
+
+        // Reload the page; UI.refresh should be invoked
+        reloadPage();
+        assertEquals("This is otherview instance no 1",
+                $(LabelElement.class).first().getText());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/tb3/AbstractTB3Test.java b/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/tb3/AbstractTB3Test.java
index 548ac78e78..c835696470 100644
--- a/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/tb3/AbstractTB3Test.java
+++ b/uitest/src/test/java/com/vaadin/tests/tb3/AbstractTB3Test.java
@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 import org.junit.runner.Description;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.openqa.selenium.By;
-import org.openqa.selenium.Dimension;
 import org.openqa.selenium.JavascriptExecutor;
 import org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException;
-import org.openqa.selenium.Point;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
 import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
 import org.openqa.selenium.interactions.Actions;
@@ -254,6 +252,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractTB3Test extends ParallelTest {
         openTestURL(uiClass, new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(parameters)));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reloads the current page, as if the user pressed F5.
+     */
+    protected void reloadPage() {
+        driver.navigate().refresh();
+    }
+
     private void openTestURL(Class<?> uiClass, Set<String> parameters) {
         String url = getTestURL(uiClass);