diff --git a/autotests/packagestructuretest.cpp b/autotests/packagestructuretest.cpp
index 7662a6352..70b4315cd 100644
--- a/autotests/packagestructuretest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/packagestructuretest.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,28 @@ void PackageStructureTest::initTestCase()
     ps.setPath(m_packagePath);
 }
 
+void PackageStructureTest::validStructures()
+{
+    QVERIFY(ps.hasValidStructure());
+    QVERIFY(!Plasma::Package().hasValidStructure());
+    QVERIFY(!Plasma::PluginLoader::self()->loadPackage("doesNotExist").hasValidStructure());
+}
+
+void PackageStructureTest::validPackages()
+{
+    QVERIFY(ps.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(!Plasma::Package().isValid());
+    QVERIFY(!Plasma::PluginLoader::self()->loadPackage("doesNotExist").isValid());
+    QVERIFY(NoPrefixes().isValid());
+
+    Plasma::Package p = Plasma::PluginLoader::self()->loadPackage("Plasma/Generic");
+    QVERIFY(!p.isValid());
+    p.setPath("/does/not/exist");
+    QVERIFY(!p.isValid());
+    p.setPath(ps.path());
+    QVERIFY(p.isValid());
+}
+
 void PackageStructureTest::copyPerformance()
 {
     // seed the cache first
diff --git a/autotests/packagestructuretest.h b/autotests/packagestructuretest.h
index 81a95ed2d..788d6f4cb 100644
--- a/autotests/packagestructuretest.h
+++ b/autotests/packagestructuretest.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class PackageStructureTest : public QObject
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void initTestCase();
+    void validStructures();
+    void validPackages();
     void copyPerformance();
     void mutateAfterCopy();
     void emptyContentsPrefix();