diff --git a/spec/basic/synchronize_spec.js b/spec/basic/synchronize_spec.js
index 3378bd3b9..c19ca850b 100644
--- a/spec/basic/synchronize_spec.js
+++ b/spec/basic/synchronize_spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var util = require('util');
 
-describe('synchronizing with slow pages', function() {
+ddescribe('synchronizing with slow pages', function() {
   beforeEach(function() {
     browser.get('index.html#/async');
   });
@@ -72,4 +72,15 @@ describe('synchronizing with slow pages', function() {
 
     expect(status.getText()).toEqual('done');
   });
+
+  it('waits for slow routing changes', function() {
+    var status = element(by.binding('routingChangeStatus'));
+    var button = element(by.css('[ng-click="routingChange()"]'));
+
+    expect(status.getText()).toEqual('not started');
+
+    button.click();
+
+    expect(browser.getPageSource()).toMatch('polling mechanism');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/testapp/app.js b/testapp/app.js
index 2f786c46b..6f27cf3b9 100644
--- a/testapp/app.js
+++ b/testapp/app.js
@@ -10,5 +10,14 @@ angular.module('myApp', ['ngRoute', 'myApp.appVersion']).
     $routeProvider.when('/async', {templateUrl: 'async/async.html', controller: AsyncCtrl});
     $routeProvider.when('/conflict', {templateUrl: 'conflict/conflict.html', controller: ConflictCtrl});
     $routeProvider.when('/polling', {templateUrl: 'polling/polling.html', controller: PollingCtrl});
+    $routeProvider.when('/slowloader', {
+      templateUrl: 'polling/polling.html',
+      controller: PollingCtrl,
+      resolve: {
+        slow: function($timeout) {
+          return $timeout(function() {}, 2000);
+        }
+      }
+    });
     $routeProvider.otherwise({redirectTo: '/form'});
   }]);
diff --git a/testapp/async/async.html b/testapp/async/async.html
index 65c037fff..427b4b914 100644
--- a/testapp/async/async.html
+++ b/testapp/async/async.html
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@
     <button ng-click="slowHttpPromise()">http promise</button>
     <span ng-bind="slowHttpPromiseStatus"></span>
   </li>
+  <li>
+    <button ng-click="routingChange()">routing change</button>
+    <span ng-bind="routingChangeStatus"></span>
+  </li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/testapp/async/async.js b/testapp/async/async.js
index bb5bb2221..c62a931ac 100644
--- a/testapp/async/async.js
+++ b/testapp/async/async.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-function AsyncCtrl($scope, $http, $timeout) {
+function AsyncCtrl($scope, $http, $timeout, $location) {
   $scope.slowHttpStatus = 'not started';
   $scope.slowFunctionStatus = 'not started';
   $scope.slowTimeoutStatus = 'not started';
   $scope.slowAngularTimeoutStatus = 'not started';
   $scope.slowAngularTimeoutPromiseStatus = 'not started';
   $scope.slowHttpPromiseStatus = 'not started';
+  $scope.routingChangeStatus = 'not started';
 
   $scope.slowHttp = function() {
     $scope.slowHttpStatus = 'pending...';
@@ -53,7 +54,12 @@ function AsyncCtrl($scope, $http, $timeout) {
     }).then(function() {
       $scope.slowHttpPromiseStatus = 'done';
     });
-  }
+  };
+
+  $scope.routingChange = function() {
+    $scope.routingChangeStatus = 'pending...';
+    $location.url('/slowloader');
+  };
 };
 
-AsyncCtrl.$inject = ['$scope', '$http', '$timeout'];
+AsyncCtrl.$inject = ['$scope', '$http', '$timeout', '$location'];