diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
index adbabdc48ad..e210ce90073 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1183,3 +1183,44 @@ class TestXPathExtentions(common.BaseCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             len(tree.xpath('//node[hasclass("foo", "baz")]')),
             1)
+
+
+class TestQWebRender(ViewCase):
+
+    def test_render(self):
+        view1 = self.View.create({
+            'name': "dummy",
+            'type': 'qweb',
+            'arch': """
+                <t t-name="base.dummy">
+                    <div><span>something</span></div>
+                </t>
+        """
+        })
+        view2 = self.View.create({
+            'name': "dummy_ext",
+            'type': 'qweb',
+            'inherit_id': view1.id,
+            'arch': """
+                <xpath expr="//div" position="inside">
+                    <span>another thing</span>
+                </xpath>
+            """
+        })
+
+        # render with an id
+        content1 = self.env['ir.qweb'].with_context(check_view_ids=[view1.id, view2.id]).render(view1.id)
+        content2 = self.env['ir.qweb'].with_context(check_view_ids=[view1.id, view2.id]).render(view2.id)
+
+        self.assertEqual(content1, content2)
+
+        # render with an xmlid
+        self.env.cr.execute("INSERT INTO ir_model_data(name, model, res_id, module)"
+                            "VALUES ('dummy', 'ir.ui.view', %s, 'base')" % view1.id)
+        self.env.cr.execute("INSERT INTO ir_model_data(name, model, res_id, module)"
+                            "VALUES ('dummy_ext', 'ir.ui.view', %s, 'base')" % view2.id)
+
+        content1 = self.env['ir.qweb'].with_context(check_view_ids=[view1.id, view2.id]).render('base.dummy')
+        content2 = self.env['ir.qweb'].with_context(check_view_ids=[view1.id, view2.id]).render('base.dummy_ext')
+
+        self.assertEqual(content1, content2)