diff --git a/examples/basic/app.js b/examples/basic/app.js
index 2dbc4b65d..bafe7cbfb 100644
--- a/examples/basic/app.js
+++ b/examples/basic/app.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Vue.use(VueRouter)
 const Home = { template: '<div>home</div>' }
 const Foo = { template: '<div>foo</div>' }
 const Bar = { template: '<div>bar</div>' }
+const Unicode = { template: '<div>unicode</div>' }
 
 // 3. Create the router
 const router = new VueRouter({
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
   routes: [
     { path: '/', component: Home },
     { path: '/foo', component: Foo },
-    { path: '/bar', component: Bar }
+    { path: '/bar', component: Bar },
+    { path: '/é', component: Unicode }
   ]
 })
 
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ new Vue({
         <router-link tag="li" to="/bar" :event="['mousedown', 'touchstart']">
           <a>/bar</a>
         </router-link>
+        <li><router-link to="/é">/é</router-link></li>
       </ul>
       <router-view class="view"></router-view>
     </div>
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/basic.js b/test/e2e/specs/basic.js
index 266d6033e..588a98ac8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/basic.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/basic.js
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 module.exports = {
-  'basic': function (browser) {
+  basic: function (browser) {
     browser
     .url('http://localhost:8080/basic/')
       .waitForElementVisible('#app', 1000)
-      .assert.count('li', 4)
-      .assert.count('li a', 4)
+      .assert.count('li', 5)
+      .assert.count('li a', 5)
       // assert correct href with base
       .assert.attributeContains('li:nth-child(1) a', 'href', '/basic/')
       .assert.attributeContains('li:nth-child(2) a', 'href', '/basic/foo')
       .assert.attributeContains('li:nth-child(3) a', 'href', '/basic/bar')
       .assert.attributeContains('li:nth-child(4) a', 'href', '/basic/bar')
+      .assert.attributeContains('li:nth-child(5) a', 'href', '/basic/%C3%A9')
       .assert.containsText('.view', 'home')
 
       .click('li:nth-child(2) a')
@@ -28,10 +29,17 @@ module.exports = {
       .assert.urlEquals('http://localhost:8080/basic/bar')
       .assert.containsText('.view', 'bar')
 
-    // check initial visit
+      .click('li:nth-child(5) a')
+      .assert.urlEquals('http://localhost:8080/basic/%C3%A9')
+      .assert.containsText('.view', 'unicode')
+
+      // check initial visit
     .url('http://localhost:8080/basic/foo')
       .waitForElementVisible('#app', 1000)
       .assert.containsText('.view', 'foo')
+    .url('http://localhost:8080/basic/%C3%A9')
+      .waitForElementVisible('#app', 1000)
+      .assert.containsText('.view', 'unicode')
       .end()
   }
 }