diff --git a/common/python/test/CMakeLists.txt b/common/python/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 1abb50d..e854c2a 100644
--- a/common/python/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/python/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,12 @@
   TEST_ARGS
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utest_juju_api.py
   )
+
+
+##
+# utest_url_downloader
+##
+rift_py3test(utest_url_downloader.py
+  TEST_ARGS
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utest_url_downloader.py
+  )
diff --git a/common/python/test/utest_url_downloader.py b/common/python/test/utest_url_downloader.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..33e24a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/python/test/utest_url_downloader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+#
+#   Copyright 2016 RIFT.IO Inc
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+#
+
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import unittest
+import xmlrunner
+
+import rift.downloader as downloader
+
+TEST_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RIFTIO/RIFT.ware/master/rift-shell"
+
+class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _common_checks(self, job):
+        if job.status != "COMPLETED":
+            return
+
+        # assert job.bytes_downloaded == job.bytes_total
+        assert job.stop_time > 0
+        assert job.start_time > 0
+        assert job.stop_time >= job.start_time
+
+    def test_file_download(self):
+        """
+        Asserts:
+            1. Successful download
+            2. Model attributes (Process percent, detail, status)
+        """
+        url_downl = downloader.UrlDownloader(TEST_URL)
+        url_downl.download()
+        assert os.path.isfile(url_downl.filename)
+
+
+        assert url_downl.meta.status == downloader.DownloadStatus.COMPLETED
+        # assert url_downl.job.progress_percent == 100
+        assert "success" in url_downl.meta.detail
+        self._common_checks(url_downl.meta)
+
+    def test_file_not_exists(self):
+        """
+        Asserts:
+            1. 404 download with retries
+            2. Model attributes (Process percent, detail, status)
+        """
+        url_downl = downloader.UrlDownloader(TEST_URL + ".blah")
+        url_downl.download()
+
+        assert not os.path.isfile(url_downl.filename)
+        assert url_downl.meta.status == downloader.DownloadStatus.FAILED
+        assert "Max retries" in url_downl.meta.detail or "404" in url_downl.meta.detail
+
+        self._common_checks(url_downl.meta)
+
+    def test_cancellation(self):
+        """
+        Asserts:
+            1. Cancel for a download and clean up of the downloaded file.
+            2. Model attributes (Process percent, detail, status)
+        """
+        url = "http://speedtest.ftp.otenet.gr/files/test1Mb.db"
+        url_dwld = downloader.UrlDownloader(url)
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        fut = loop.run_in_executor(None, url_dwld.download)
+
+        def cancel():
+            fut.cancel()
+            url_dwld.cancel_download()
+
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def sleep():
+            yield from asyncio.sleep(2)
+            cancel()
+            yield from asyncio.sleep(2)
+
+        loop.run_until_complete(sleep())
+
+        assert url_dwld.meta.status == downloader.DownloadStatus.CANCELLED
+        assert url_dwld.meta.bytes_downloaded == url_dwld.meta.bytes_downloaded
+        assert "cancel" in url_dwld.meta.detail
+        self._common_checks(url_dwld.meta)
+
+    def test_auth_url(self):
+        url_downl = downloader.UrlDownloader(
+                'https://api.github.com/user')
+
+        url_downl.download()
+
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+
+def main(argv=sys.argv[1:]):
+    logging.basicConfig(format='TEST %(message)s')
+
+    runner = xmlrunner.XMLTestRunner(output=os.environ["RIFT_MODULE_TEST"])
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('-n', '--no-runner', action='store_true')
+
+    args, unknown = parser.parse_known_args(argv)
+    if args.no_runner:
+        runner = None
+
+    # Set the global logging level
+    logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG if args.verbose else logging.ERROR)
+
+    # The unittest framework requires a program name, so use the name of this
+    # file instead (we do not want to have to pass a fake program name to main
+    # when this is called from the interpreter).
+    unittest.main(argv=[__file__] + unknown + ["-v"], testRunner=runner)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()