diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/url_parser_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/router/url_parser_spec.ts
index 2fd8b6ef2d..12fd02c25c 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/url_parser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/url_parser_spec.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ export function main() {
       expect(url.toString()).toEqual('hello/there');
     });
 
+    it('should parse an empty URL', () => {
+      var url = urlParser.parse('');
+      expect(url.toString()).toEqual('');
+    });
+
     it('should work with a single aux route', () => {
       var url = urlParser.parse('hello/there(a)');
       expect(url.toString()).toEqual('hello/there(a)');
@@ -79,6 +84,11 @@ export function main() {
       expect(url.toString()).toEqual('hello/there;hi');
     });
 
+    it('should parse a URL with just a query param', () => {
+      var url = urlParser.parse('?name=bob');
+      expect(url.toString()).toEqual('?name=bob');
+    });
+
     it('should parse a key-value query param', () => {
       var url = urlParser.parse('hello/friend?name=bob');
       expect(url.toString()).toEqual('hello/friend?name=bob');
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ export function main() {
       expect(url.toString()).toEqual('hello/there?greeting=hi&whats=up');
     });
 
-    it('should parse a key-only matrix param', () => {
+    it('should parse a key-only query param', () => {
       var url = urlParser.parse('hello/there?hi');
       expect(url.toString()).toEqual('hello/there?hi');
     });