diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c85a1146c9..3ee19f8ec0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
     "nightwatch_local_console": "nightwatch ./test-browser/tests/console.js --config nightwatch.js --env chrome ",
     "nightwatch_local_gist": "nightwatch ./test-browser/tests/gist.js --config nightwatch.js --env chrome ",
     "nightwatch_local_workspace": "nightwatch ./test-browser/tests/workspace.js --config nightwatch.js --env chrome ",
+    "nightwatch_local_homepage": "nightwatch ./test-browser/tests/homepage.js --config nightwatch.js --env chrome ",
     "onchange": "onchange build/app.js -- npm-run-all lint",
     "prepublish": "mkdirp build; npm-run-all -ls downloadsolc_root build",
     "remixd": "remixd -s ./contracts --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080",
diff --git a/test-browser/tests/homepage.js b/test-browser/tests/homepage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..722a4a6646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-browser/tests/homepage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+'use strict'
+const init = require('../helpers/init')
+const sauce = require('./sauce')
+
+module.exports = {
+  before: function (browser, done) {
+    init(browser, done, 'http://127.0.0.1:8080', false)
+  },
+  'Loads Icon\'s Panel': function (browser) {
+    browser.waitForElementVisible('#icon-panel', 10000)
+    .waitForElementVisible('#icon-panel > div > div[class^="homeIcon"]')
+    .waitForElementVisible('#fileExplorerIcons > div:nth-child(1)')
+    .waitForElementVisible('#settingsIcons > div:nth-child(1)')
+    .waitForElementVisible('#settingsIcons > div:nth-child(2)')
+  },
+
+  'Loads Side Panel': function (browser) {
+    browser.waitForElementVisible('#side-panel')
+    .assert.containsText('h6[class^="swapitTitle"]', 'FILE EXPLORERS')
+    .waitForElementVisible('div[class^="treeview"]')
+    .waitForElementVisible('ul[key="browser"] > li:nth-child(4)')
+    .end()
+  },
+
+  tearDown: sauce
+}