diff --git a/karma.conf.js b/karma.conf.js
index cbf72b381..bce079624 100644
--- a/karma.conf.js
+++ b/karma.conf.js
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 	config.set({
 		browsers: ['Chrome', 'Firefox'],
 		frameworks: ['jasmine'],
-		reporters: ['progress'],
+		reporters: ['progress', 'html'],
 	});
 };
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 066d65369..0e7b31939 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "karma-coverage": "^0.5.1",
     "karma-firefox-launcher": "^0.1.6",
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.6",
+    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.1.8",
     "onecolor": "^2.5.0",
     "semver": "^3.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/test/core.element.tests.js b/test/core.element.tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6443de099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core.element.tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Test the core element functionality
+describe('Core element tests', function() {
+	it ('should transition model properties', function() {
+		var element = new Chart.Element({
+			_model: {
+				numberProp: 0,
+				numberProp2: 100,
+				_underscoreProp: 0,
+				stringProp: 'abc',
+				objectProp: {
+					myObject: true
+				},
+				colorProp: 'rgb(0, 0, 0)'
+			}
+		});
+
+		// First transition clones model into view
+		element.transition(0.25);
+		expect(element._view).toEqual(element._model);
+		expect(element._start).toEqual(element._model); // also cloned
+
+		expect(element._view.objectProp).toBe(element._model.objectProp); // not cloned
+		expect(element._start.objectProp).toEqual(element._model.objectProp); // not cloned
+
+		element._model.numberProp = 100;
+		element._model.numberProp2 = 250;
+		element._model._underscoreProp = 200;
+		element._model.stringProp = 'def'
+		element._model.newStringProp = 'newString';
+		element._model.colorProp = 'rgb(255, 255, 0)'
+
+		element.transition(0.25);
+		expect(element._view).toEqual({
+			numberProp: 25,
+			numberProp2: 137.5,
+			_underscoreProp: 0, // underscore props are not transition to a new value
+			stringProp: 'def',
+			newStringProp: 'newString',
+			objectProp: {
+				myObject: true
+			},
+			colorProp: 'rgb(64, 64, 0)',
+		});
+	});
+});
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diff --git a/test/core.helpers.tests.js b/test/core.helpers.tests.js
index 730222b5b..bbc7f4ab4 100644
--- a/test/core.helpers.tests.js
+++ b/test/core.helpers.tests.js
@@ -380,6 +380,59 @@ describe('Core helper tests', function() {
 		expect(helpers.previousItem(testData, 0, true)).toEqual(2);
 		expect(helpers.previousItem(testData, 2, false)).toEqual(1);
 		expect(helpers.previousItem(testData, 1, true)).toEqual(0);
+	});
 
+	it ('should clear a canvas', function() {
+		var context = window.createMockContext();
+		helpers.clear({
+			width: 100,
+			height: 150,
+			ctx: context
+		});
+
+		expect(context.getCalls()).toEqual([{
+			name: 'clearRect',
+			args: [0, 0, 100, 150]
+		}]);
+	});
+
+	it ('should draw a rounded rectangle', function() {
+		var context = window.createMockContext();
+		helpers.drawRoundedRectangle(context, 10, 20, 30, 40, 5);
+
+		expect(context.getCalls()).toEqual([{
+			name: 'beginPath',
+			args: []
+		}, {
+			name: 'moveTo',
+			args: [15, 20]
+		}, {
+			name: 'lineTo',
+			args: [35, 20]
+		}, {
+			name: 'quadraticCurveTo',
+			args: [40, 20, 40, 25]
+		}, {
+			name: 'lineTo',
+			args: [40, 55]
+		}, {
+			name: 'quadraticCurveTo',
+			args: [40, 60, 35, 60]
+		}, {
+			name: 'lineTo',
+			args: [15, 60]
+		}, {
+			name: 'quadraticCurveTo',
+			args: [10, 60, 10, 55]
+		}, {
+			name: 'lineTo',
+			args: [10, 25]
+		}, {
+			name: 'quadraticCurveTo',
+			args: [10, 20, 15, 20]
+		}, {
+			name: 'closePath',
+			args: []
+		}])
 	});
 });
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diff --git a/test/mockContext.js b/test/mockContext.js
index 239a0a3e4..d8b8e41b8 100644
--- a/test/mockContext.js
+++ b/test/mockContext.js
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@
 			arc: function() {},
 			beginPath: function() {},
 			bezierCurveTo: function() {},
+			clearRect: function() {},
 			closePath: function() {},
 			fill: function() {},
 			lineTo: function(x, y) {},
 			moveTo: function(x, y) {},
+			quadraticCurveTo: function() {},
 			restore: function() {},
 			save: function() {},
 			setLineDash: function() {},