--- /dev/null
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More;
+use FindBin;
+use Moose ();
+use lib ( "$FindBin::Bin/lib" );
+
+my $test = 'Test::Catalyst::Action::REST';
+
+my $meta = Moose::Meta::Class->create_anon_class(
+ # The test app has ForBrowsers actions, so we need that to not have
+ # the request class replaced
+ superclasses => ['Catalyst::Request::REST::ForBrowsers'],
+);
+
+$ENV{CAR_TEST_REQUEST_CLASS} = $meta->name;
+
+use_ok $test;
+ok($test->request_class->does('Catalyst::TraitFor::Request::REST'),
+ 'Request class does Catalyst::TraitFor::Request::REST');
+is $test->request_class, $meta->name, 'Request class kept';
+ok $test->request_class->can('data'), 'Also smells like REST subclass';
+
+done_testing;