diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index bce0e4fcdc..9a6d4d6046 100644
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import json
 import unittest
 import sys
 import socket
+import hashlib
 
 # Allow direct execution
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
@@ -28,8 +29,12 @@ socket.setdefaulttimeout(300) # 5 minutes should be enough (famous last words)
 
 class FileDownloader(youtube_dl.FileDownloader):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        youtube_dl.FileDownloader.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.to_stderr = self.to_screen
+        self.processed_info_dicts = []
+        return youtube_dl.FileDownloader.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    def process_info(self, info_dict):
+        self.processed_info_dicts.append(info_dict)
+        return youtube_dl.FileDownloader.process_info(self, info_dict)
 
 def _file_md5(fn):
     with open(fn, 'rb') as f:
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ with io.open(DEF_FILE, encoding='utf-8') as deff:
 with io.open(PARAMETERS_FILE, encoding='utf-8') as pf:
     parameters = json.load(pf)
 
+
 class TestDownload(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.parameters = parameters
@@ -68,18 +74,28 @@ def generator(test_case):
         if 'skip' in test_case:
             print('Skipping: {0}'.format(test_case['skip']))
             return
+
         params = dict(self.parameters) # Duplicate it locally
         for p in test_case.get('params', {}):
             params[p] = test_case['params'][p]
+
         fd = FileDownloader(params)
         fd.add_info_extractor(ie())
         for ien in test_case.get('add_ie', []):
             fd.add_info_extractor(getattr(youtube_dl.InfoExtractors, ien + 'IE')())
         fd.download([test_case['url']])
+
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(test_case['file']))
         if 'md5' in test_case:
             md5_for_file = _file_md5(test_case['file'])
             self.assertEqual(md5_for_file, test_case['md5'])
+        info_dict = fd.processed_info_dicts[0]
+        for (info_element, value) in test_case.get('info_dict', {}).items():
+            if value.startswith('md5:'):
+                md5_info_value = hashlib.md5(info_dict[info_element]).hexdigest()
+                self.assertEqual(value[3:], md5_info_value)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(value, info_dict[info_element])
 
     return test_template
 
diff --git a/test/tests.json b/test/tests.json
index 5c4cf51bf5..4f8f68f38b 100644
--- a/test/tests.json
+++ b/test/tests.json
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
   {
     "name": "Youtube",
     "url":  "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc",
-    "file":  "BaW_jenozKc.mp4"
+    "file":  "BaW_jenozKc.mp4",
+    "info_dict": {
+      "title": "youtube-dl test video \"'/\\ä↭𝕐",
+      "uploader": "Philipp Hagemeister",
+      "upload_date": "20121002",
+      "description": "test chars:  \"'/\\ä↭𝕐\n\nThis is a test video for youtube-dl.\n\nFor more information, contact phihag@phihag.de ."
+    }
   },
   {
     "name": "Dailymotion",