diff --git a/test/e2e/empty.go b/test/e2e/empty.go
index cc972ca3e12..a81afc2c7ec 100644
--- a/test/e2e/empty.go
+++ b/test/e2e/empty.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
@@ -39,5 +41,13 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Empty [Feature:Empty]", func() {
 		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
 	})
 
-	It("does nothing", func() {})
+	It("starts a pod", func() {
+		configs, _ := generateConfigsForGroup([]*v1.Namespace{f.Namespace}, "empty-pod", 1, 1, framework.GetPauseImageName(f.ClientSet), []string{}, api.Kind("ReplicationController"), 0)
+		if len(configs) != 1 {
+			framework.Failf("generateConfigs should have generated single config")
+		}
+		config := configs[0]
+		config.SetClient(f.ClientSet)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(config.Run())
+	})
 })