diff --git a/mayan/apps/metadata/tests/test_events.py b/mayan/apps/metadata/tests/test_events.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from actstream.models import Action
+
+from documents.tests import GenericDocumentViewTestCase
+
+from ..events import (
+    event_metadata_type_created, event_metadata_type_edited
+)
+from ..models import MetadataType
+from ..permissions import (
+    permission_metadata_type_create, permission_metadata_type_edit
+)
+
+from .mixins import MetadataTestsMixin
+
+
+class MetadataTypeEventsTestCase(MetadataTestsMixin, GenericDocumentViewTestCase):
+    def test_metadata_type_create_event_no_permissions(self):
+        self.login_user()
+
+        Action.objects.all().delete()
+
+        response = self._request_metadata_type_create_view()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(Action.objects.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_metadata_type_create_event_with_permissions(self):
+        self.login_user()
+
+        Action.objects.all().delete()
+
+        self.grant_permission(permission=permission_metadata_type_create)
+
+        response = self._request_metadata_type_create_view()
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+
+        event = Action.objects.first()
+
+        metadata_type = MetadataType.objects.first()
+
+        self.assertEqual(event.verb, event_metadata_type_created.id)
+        self.assertEqual(event.target, metadata_type)
+        self.assertEqual(event.actor, self.user)
+
+    def test_metadata_type_edit_event_no_permissions(self):
+        self._create_metadata_type()
+
+        self.login_user()
+
+        Action.objects.all().delete()
+
+        response = self._request_metadata_type_edit_view()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+        self.assertEqual(Action.objects.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_metadata_type_edit_event_with_access(self):
+        self._create_metadata_type()
+
+        self.login_user()
+
+        Action.objects.all().delete()
+
+        self.grant_access(
+            permission=permission_metadata_type_edit, obj=self.metadata_type
+        )
+
+        response = self._request_metadata_type_edit_view()
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+
+        event = Action.objects.first()
+
+        self.assertEqual(event.verb, event_metadata_type_edited.id)
+        self.assertEqual(event.target, self.metadata_type)
+        self.assertEqual(event.actor, self.user)