diff --git a/test/MemberBuilder/MethodTest.js b/test/MemberBuilder/MethodTest.js
index d27a1a8..d025f51 100644
--- a/test/MemberBuilder/MethodTest.js
+++ b/test/MemberBuilder/MethodTest.js
@@ -24,6 +24,55 @@
 
 require( 'common' ).testCase(
 {
+    caseSetUp: function()
+    {
+        var _self = this;
+
+        this.testArgs = function( args, name, value, keywords )
+        {
+            var pub = _self.members[ 'public' ],
+
+                // prev data
+                pval_expect      = null,
+                pkeywords_expect = null,
+                pval_given       = null,
+                pkeywords_given  = null
+            ;
+
+            if ( pub[ name ] )
+            {
+                pval_expect      = pub[ name ];
+                pkeywords_expect = pval_expect.___$$keywords$$; // XXX
+
+                pval_given      = args[ 3 ].member;
+                pkeywords_given = args[ 4 ];
+            }
+
+            _self.assertEqual( name, args[ 0 ],
+                'Incorrect name passed to method validator'
+            );
+
+            _self.assertStrictEqual( value, args[ 1 ],
+                'Incorrect value passed to method validator'
+            );
+
+            _self.assertStrictEqual( keywords, args[ 2 ],
+                'Incorrect keywords passed to method validator'
+            );
+
+            _self.assertStrictEqual( pval_expect, pval_given,
+                'Previous data should contain prev value if overriding, ' +
+                'otherwise null'
+            );
+
+            _self.assertStrictEqual( pkeywords_expect, pkeywords_given,
+                'Previous keywords should contain prev keyword if ' +
+                'overriding, otherwise null'
+            );
+        };
+    },
+
+
     setUp: function()
     {
         // stub factories used for testing
@@ -38,4 +87,60 @@ require( 'common' ).testCase(
 
         this.members = this.sut.initMembers();
     },
+
+
+    /**
+     * The validator can only do its job if we're providing it with the correct
+     * information
+     */
+    'Passes proper data to validator when not overriding': function()
+    {
+        var _self  = this,
+            called = false,
+
+            name     = 'foo',
+            value    = function() {},
+            keywords = {}
+        ;
+
+        this.mockValidate.validateMethod = function()
+        {
+            called = true;
+            _self.testArgs( arguments, name, value, keywords );
+        };
+
+        this.sut.buildMethod(
+            this.members, {}, name, value, keywords, function() {}, 1, {}
+        );
+
+        this.assertEqual( true, called, 'validateMethod() was not called' );
+    },
+
+
+    'Passes proper data to validator when overriding': function()
+    {
+        var _self  = this,
+            called = false,
+
+            name     = 'foo',
+            value    = function() {},
+            keywords = { 'override': true }
+        ;
+
+        // since we're overriding
+        ( this.members[ 'public' ].foo = function() {} ).___$$keywords$$ =
+            { 'public': true };
+
+        this.mockValidate.validateMethod = function()
+        {
+            called = true;
+            _self.testArgs( arguments, name, value, keywords );
+        };
+
+        this.sut.buildMethod(
+            this.members, {}, name, value, keywords, function() {}, 1, {}
+        );
+
+        this.assertEqual( true, called, 'validateMethod() was not called' );
+    },
 } );