3 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
index e941f4ae0e..195ebf5ad9 100644
--- a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from unittest import skipIf
 from django.core import mail
 from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.template.base import TemplateDoesNotExist
 from django.test import TestCase, RequestFactory
 from django.test.utils import (override_settings, setup_test_template_loader,
     restore_template_loaders)
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ class DebugViewTests(TestCase):
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(template_path)
 
+    def test_no_template_source_loaders(self):
+        """
+        Make sure if you don't specify a template, the debug view doesn't blow up.
+        """
+        self.assertRaises(TemplateDoesNotExist, self.client.get, '/render_no_template/')
+
 
 class ExceptionReporterTests(TestCase):
     rf = RequestFactory()
diff --git a/tests/view_tests/urls.py b/tests/view_tests/urls.py
index 4db3e262ed..e3ec63c289 100644
--- a/tests/view_tests/urls.py
+++ b/tests/view_tests/urls.py
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('view_tests.views',
     url(r'view_exception/(?P<n>\d+)/$', 'view_exception', name='view_exception'),
     url(r'template_exception/(?P<n>\d+)/$', 'template_exception', name='template_exception'),
     url(r'^raises_template_does_not_exist/(?P<path>.+)$', 'raises_template_does_not_exist', name='raises_template_does_not_exist'),
+    url(r'^render_no_template/$', 'render_no_template', name='render_no_template'),
 )
diff --git a/tests/view_tests/views.py b/tests/view_tests/views.py
index 04924bc9f7..c21520eaa7 100644
--- a/tests/view_tests/views.py
+++ b/tests/view_tests/views.py
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ def raises_template_does_not_exist(request, path='i_dont_exist.html'):
     except TemplateDoesNotExist:
         return technical_500_response(request, *sys.exc_info())
 
+def render_no_template(request):
+    # If we do not specify a template, we need to make sure the debug
+    # view doesn't blow up.
+    return render(request, [], {})
+
 def send_log(request, exc_info):
     logger = getLogger('django.request')
     # The default logging config has a logging filter to ensure admin emails are