diff --git a/test/test-creation.js b/test/test-creation.js
index e9e589b..1b44c5e 100644
--- a/test/test-creation.js
+++ b/test/test-creation.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 var path = require('path');
 var helpers = require('yeoman-generator').test;
+var assert = require('yeoman-generator').assert;
 var _ = require('underscore.string');
 
 describe('react-webpack generator', function() {
@@ -93,6 +94,19 @@ describe('react-webpack generator', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should use HMR webpack API inside of configs', function (done) {
+      react.run({}, function() {
+        assert.fileContent([
+            ['package.json', /react-hot-loader/],
+            ['Gruntfile.js', /hot:\s*true/],
+            ['webpack.config.js', /react-hot/],
+            ['webpack.config.js', /webpack\.HotModuleReplacementPlugin/],
+            ['webpack.config.js', /webpack\/hot\/dev-server/]
+        ]);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('Subgenerators', function() {