diff --git a/api/subscriptions/subscriptions_test.go b/api/subscriptions/subscriptions_test.go
index 589a6d58d..2a6506442 100644
--- a/api/subscriptions/subscriptions_test.go
+++ b/api/subscriptions/subscriptions_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
 	initSubscriptionsServer(t)
 	defer ts.Close()
 
+	testHandlePendingTransactions(t)
 	testHandleSubjectWithBlock(t)
 	testHandleSubjectWithEvent(t)
 	testHandleSubjectWithTransfer(t)
@@ -42,6 +43,43 @@ func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
 	testHandleSubjectWithNonValidArgument(t)
 }
 
+func testHandlePendingTransactions(t *testing.T) {
+	// This channel makes sure the new tx is notified to mempool subscribers
+	// and then to pendingTx as well so that websocket has the tx to read
+	txChan := make(chan *txpool.TxEvent)
+	sub := txPool.SubscribeTxEvent(txChan)
+	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
+
+	u := url.URL{Scheme: "ws", Host: strings.TrimPrefix(ts.URL, "http://"), Path: "/subscriptions/txpool"}
+
+	conn, resp, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(u.String(), nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	// Check the protocol upgrade to websocket
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusSwitchingProtocols, resp.StatusCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Upgrade", resp.Header.Get("Connection"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "websocket", resp.Header.Get("Upgrade"))
+
+	// Add a new tx to the mempool
+	transaction := createTx(t, repo, 1)
+	txPool.AddLocal(transaction)
+
+	// Wait for the tx to be notified from mempool
+	<-txChan
+
+	_, msg, err := conn.ReadMessage()
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	var pendingTx *PendingTxIDMessage
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &pendingTx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else {
+		assert.Equal(t, transaction.ID(), pendingTx.ID)
+	}
+}
+
 func testHandleSubjectWithBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	genesisBlock := blocks[0]
 	queryArg := fmt.Sprintf("pos=%s", genesisBlock.Header().ID().String())