diff --git a/platform/persistence/cache/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js b/platform/persistence/cache/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js
index 9f2758a99d..4088fda79e 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/cache/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/cache/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ define(
 
             });
 
+            it("gives a single instance of cached objects", function () {
+                // Perform two reads
+                decorator.readObject(testSpace, "someKey", "someValue")
+                    .then(mockCallback);
+                decorator.readObject(testSpace, "someKey", "someValue")
+                    .then(mockCallback);
+
+                // Results should have been pointer-identical
+                expect(mockCallback.calls[0].args[0])
+                    .toBe(mockCallback.calls[1].args[0]);
+            });
         });
     }
 );
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