diff --git a/test/web3.eth.defaultBlock.js b/test/web3.eth.defaultBlock.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fc60df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/web3.eth.defaultBlock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+var chai = require('chai');
+var assert = chai.assert;
+var web3 = require('../index');
+
+describe('web3.eth', function () {
+    describe('defaultBlock', function () {
+        it('should check if defaultBlock is set to proper value', function () {
+            assert.equal(web3.eth.defaultBlock, 'latest');
+        });
+    });
+});
+
diff --git a/test/web3.eth.getBalance.js b/test/web3.eth.getBalance.js
index 9e9d110..890557e 100644
--- a/test/web3.eth.getBalance.js
+++ b/test/web3.eth.getBalance.js
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ var tests = [{
     result: '0x31981',
     formattedResult: new BigNumber('0x31981', 16),
     call: 'eth_'+ method
+}, {
+    args: ['0xdbdbdb2cbd23b783741e8d7fcf51e459b497e4a6', 0x1],
+    formattedArgs: ['0xdbdbdb2cbd23b783741e8d7fcf51e459b497e4a6', '0x1'],
+    result: '0x31981',
+    formattedResult: new BigNumber('0x31981', 16),
+    call: 'eth_'+ method
+}, {
+    args: ['1255171934823351805979544608257289442498956485798', 0x1],
+    formattedArgs: ['0xdbdbdb2cbd23b783741e8d7fcf51e459b497e4a6', '0x1'],
+    result: '0x31981',
+    formattedResult: new BigNumber('0x31981', 16),
+    call: 'eth_'+ method
+}, {
+    args: ['1255171934823351805979544608257289442498956485798'],
+    formattedArgs: ['0xdbdbdb2cbd23b783741e8d7fcf51e459b497e4a6', 'latest'],
+    result: '0x31981',
+    formattedResult: new BigNumber('0x31981', 16),
+    call: 'eth_'+ method
 }];
 
 testMethod.runTests('eth', method, tests);