diff --git a/tom_common/tests.py b/tom_common/tests.py
index dae42f6c..7c85430b 100644
--- a/tom_common/tests.py
+++ b/tom_common/tests.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from django_comments.models import Comment
 
 from tom_targets.tests.factories import SiderealTargetFactory
+from tom_common.templatetags.tom_common_extras import *
 
 
 class TestCommonViews(TestCase):
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ def test_index(self):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
 
+class TestCommonExtras(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_verbose_name(self):
+        # Check that the verbose name for a model field is returned correctly
+        self.assertEqual(verbose_name(User, 'email'), 'Email Address')
+        # Check that the verbose name for a non-existent field is returned correctly
+        self.assertEqual(verbose_name(User, 'definitely_not_a_field'), 'Definitely_Not_A_Field')
+
+
 class TestUserManagement(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.admin = User.objects.create_superuser(username='admin', password='admin', email='test@example.com')