diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layout.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layout.yaml
index 5276d83..ecdd2da 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/layout.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layout.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
     files:
       - '.*-requires'
 
+project-templates:
+  - name: test-one-and-two
+    check:
+     - '{projectname}-test1'
+     - '{projectname}-test2'
+
 projects:
   - name: org/project
     merge-mode: cherry-pick
@@ -124,3 +130,8 @@
         - nonvoting-project-test2
     post:
       - nonvoting-project-post
+
+  - name: org/templated-project
+    template:
+     - name: test-one-and-two
+       projectname: project
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template1.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43da793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template is going to be called but missing a parameter
+
+pipelines:
+  - name: 'check'
+    manager: IndependentPipelineManager
+    trigger:
+     - event: patchset-created
+
+project-templates:
+  - name: template-generic
+    check:
+     # Template uses the 'project' parameter' which must
+     - '{project}-merge'
+
+projects:
+  - name: organization/project
+    template:
+      - name: template-generic
+      # Here we 'forgot' to pass 'project'
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template2.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e40d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Template is going to be called with an extra parameter
+
+pipelines:
+  - name: 'check'
+    manager: IndependentPipelineManager
+    trigger:
+     - event: patchset-created
+
+project-templates:
+  - name: template-generic
+    check:
+     # Template only uses the 'project' parameter'
+     - '{project}-merge'
+
+projects:
+  - name: organization/project
+    template:
+      - name: template-generic
+        project: 'MyProjectName'
+        # Feed an extra parameters which is not going to be used
+        # by the template.  That is an error.
+        extraparam: 'IShouldNotBeSet'
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template3.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70412b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/bad_template3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Template refers to an unexisting pipeline
+
+pipelines:
+  # We have no pipelines at all
+
+project-templates:
+  - name: template-generic
+    unexisting-pipeline:  # pipeline does not exist
+
+projects:
+  - name: organization/project
+    template:
+      - name: template-generic
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_template1.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_template1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d179f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layouts/good_template1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+pipelines:
+  - name: 'check'
+    manager: IndependentPipelineManager
+    trigger:
+     - event: patchset-created
+
+project-templates:
+  - name: template-generic
+    check:
+     - '{project}-merge'
+
+projects:
+  - name: organization/project
+    template:
+      - name: template-generic
+        project: 'myproject'
diff --git a/tests/test_scheduler.py b/tests/test_scheduler.py
index 37526f4..26c2710 100644
--- a/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@
         init_repo("org/project3")
         init_repo("org/one-job-project")
         init_repo("org/nonvoting-project")
+        init_repo("org/templated-project")
         self.config = CONFIG
 
         self.statsd = FakeStatsd()
@@ -1376,6 +1377,20 @@
         assert B.reported == 2
         self.assertEmptyQueues()
 
+    def test_job_from_templates_launched(self):
+        "Test whether a job generated via a template can be launched"
+        A = self.fake_gerrit.addFakeChange(
+            'org/templated-project', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+        jobs = self.fake_jenkins.job_history
+        job_names = [x.name for x in jobs]
+
+        assert 'project-test1' in job_names
+        assert 'project-test2' in job_names
+        assert jobs[0].result == 'SUCCESS'
+        assert jobs[1].result == 'SUCCESS'
+
     def test_dependent_changes_dequeue(self):
         "Test that dependent patches are not needlessly tested"
         A = self.fake_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')