diff --git a/addons/crm/tests/__init__.py b/addons/crm/tests/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import test_new_lead_notification
diff --git a/addons/crm/tests/test_new_lead_notification.py b/addons/crm/tests/test_new_lead_notification.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from openerp.tests.common import TransactionCase
+
+
+class NewLeadNotificationTest(TransactionCase):
+    def test_new_lead_notification(self):
+        # Create a new user
+        user = self.env["res.users"].create({
+            "name": __file__,
+            "login": __file__,
+        })
+
+        # Subscribe him to sales department
+        team = self.env.ref("sales_team.section_sales_department")
+        subtype = self.env.ref("crm.mt_salesteam_lead")
+        team.sudo(user).message_subscribe_users(subtype_ids=[subtype.id])
+
+        # Imitate what happens in the controller when somebody creates a new
+        # lead from the website form
+        lead = (self.env["crm.lead"]
+                .with_context(mail_create_nosubscribe=True)
+                .sudo()
+                .create({"contact_name": "Somebody",
+                         "description": "Some question",
+                         "email_from": "somemail@example.com",
+                         "name": "Some subject",
+                         "partner_name": "Some company",
+                         "section_id": self.env.ref(
+                             "sales_team.section_sales_department").id,
+                         "phone": "+0000000000"}))
+
+        # The user should have a new unread message
+        self.assertTrue(lead.sudo(user).message_unread)