diff --git a/platform/containment/test/ComposeActionPolicySpec.js b/platform/containment/test/ComposeActionPolicySpec.js
index 51c2086ddf..15a15ebad3 100644
--- a/platform/containment/test/ComposeActionPolicySpec.js
+++ b/platform/containment/test/ComposeActionPolicySpec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,70 @@ define(
     function (ComposeActionPolicy) {
         "use strict";
         describe("The compose action policy", function () {
+            var mockInjector,
+                mockPolicyService,
+                mockTypes,
+                mockDomainObjects,
+                mockAction,
+                testContext,
+                policy;
 
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                mockInjector = jasmine.createSpyObj('$injector', ['get']);
+                mockPolicyService = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                    'policyService',
+                    [ 'allow' ]
+                );
+                mockTypes = ['a', 'b'].map(function (type) {
+                    var mockType = jasmine.createSpyObj('type-' + type, ['getKey']);
+                    mockType.getKey.andReturn(type);
+                    return mockType;
+                });
+                mockDomainObjects = ['a', 'b'].map(function (id, index) {
+                    var mockDomainObject = jasmine.createSpyObj(
+                        'domainObject-' + id,
+                        ['getId', 'getCapability']
+                    );
+                    mockDomainObject.getId.andReturn(id);
+                    mockDomainObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
+                        return c === 'type' && mockTypes[index];
+                    });
+                    return mockDomainObject;
+                });
+                mockAction = jasmine.createSpyObj('action', ['getMetadata']);
+
+                testContext = {
+                    key: 'compose',
+                    domainObject: mockDomainObjects[0],
+                    selectedObject: mockDomainObjects[1]
+                };
+
+                mockAction.getMetadata.andReturn(testContext);
+                mockInjector.get.andCallFake(function (service) {
+                    return service === 'policyService' && mockPolicyService;
+                });
+
+                policy = new ComposeActionPolicy(mockInjector);
+            });
+
+            it("defers to composition policy", function () {
+                mockPolicyService.allow.andReturn(false);
+                expect(policy.allow(mockAction, testContext)).toBeFalsy();
+                mockPolicyService.allow.andReturn(true);
+                expect(policy.allow(mockAction, testContext)).toBeTruthy();
+
+                expect(mockPolicyService.allow).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+                    'composition',
+                    mockTypes[0],
+                    mockTypes[1]
+                );
+            });
+
+            it("allows actions other than compose", function () {
+                testContext.key = 'somethingElse';
+                mockPolicyService.allow.andReturn(false);
+                expect(policy.allow(mockAction, testContext)).toBeTruthy();
+            });
         });
     }
 );
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