diff --git a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
index e65c4ff7..405c322e 100644
--- a/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
+++ b/java/tests/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeTest.java
@@ -386,6 +386,52 @@ public class YogaNodeTest {
     assertFalse(root.getDoesLegacyStretchFlagAffectsLayout());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void initiallyHasNewLayout() {
+    YogaNode root = createNode();
+    assertTrue(root.hasNewLayout());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void initialLayoutCanBeMarkedSeen() {
+    YogaNode root = createNode();
+    root.markLayoutSeen();
+    assertFalse(root.hasNewLayout());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculatingLayoutMarksLayoutAsUnseen() {
+    YogaNode root = createNode();
+    root.markLayoutSeen();
+    root.calculateLayout(YogaConstants.UNDEFINED, YogaConstants.UNDEFINED);
+    assertTrue(root.hasNewLayout());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void calculatedLayoutCanBeMarkedSeen() {
+    YogaNode root = createNode();
+    root.calculateLayout(YogaConstants.UNDEFINED, YogaConstants.UNDEFINED);
+    root.markLayoutSeen();
+    assertFalse(root.hasNewLayout());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void recalculatingLayoutDoesMarkAsUnseen() {
+    YogaNode root = createNode();
+    root.calculateLayout(YogaConstants.UNDEFINED, YogaConstants.UNDEFINED);
+    root.markLayoutSeen();
+    root.calculateLayout(YogaConstants.UNDEFINED, YogaConstants.UNDEFINED);
+    assertTrue(root.hasNewLayout());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void resetAlsoResetsLayoutSeen() {
+    YogaNode root = createNode();
+    root.markLayoutSeen();
+    root.reset();
+    assertTrue(root.hasNewLayout());
+  }
+
   private YogaNode createNode() {
     return mNodeFactory.create();
   }