diff --git a/kombu/tests/test_connection.py b/kombu/tests/test_connection.py
index 854f7a00..b2116edb 100644
--- a/kombu/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/kombu/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -29,3 +29,57 @@ class test_Connection(unittest.TestCase):
         conn.__exit__()
         self.assertIsNone(conn.connection)
         conn.close() # again
+
+
+class ResourceCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    abstract = True
+
+    def create_resource(self, limit, preload):
+        raise NotImplementedError("subclass responsibility")
+
+    def assertState(self, P, avail, dirty):
+        self.assertEqual(P._resource.qsize(), avail)
+        self.assertEqual(len(P._dirty), dirty)
+
+    def test_acquire__release(self):
+        if self.abstract:
+            return
+        P = self.create_resource(10, 0)
+        self.assertState(P, 10, 0)
+        chans = [P.acquire() for _ in xrange(10)]
+        self.assertState(P, 0, 10)
+        self.assertRaises(P.LimitExceeded, P.acquire)
+        chans.pop().release()
+        self.assertState(P, 1, 9)
+        [chan.release() for chan in chans]
+        self.assertState(P, 10, 0)
+
+
+class test_ConnectionPool(ResourceCase):
+    abstract = False
+
+    def create_resource(self, limit, preload):
+        return BrokerConnection(port=5672, transport=Transport) \
+                    .Pool(limit, preload)
+
+    def test_setup(self):
+        P = self.create_resource(10, 2)
+        q = P._resource.queue
+        self.assertIsNotNone(q[0]._connection)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(q[1]._connection)
+        self.assertIsNone(q[2]._connection)
+
+
+class test_ChannelPool(ResourceCase):
+    abstract = False
+
+    def create_resource(self, limit, preload):
+        return BrokerConnection(port=5672, transport=Transport) \
+                    .ChannelPool(limit, preload)
+
+    def test_setup(self):
+        P = self.create_resource(10, 2)
+        q = P._resource.queue
+        self.assertTrue(q[0].basic_consume)
+        self.assertTrue(q[1].basic_consume)
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, getattr, q[2], "basic_consume")