diff --git a/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-async-update-ref.html b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-async-update-ref.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71ea556fdd0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-async-update-ref.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html><head>
+<title>div boxes</title>
+<style>
+div {
+  width: 400px;
+  height: 400px;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div style="background-color: #00FF00;"></div> <!-- green -->
+</body></html>
diff --git a/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-asyncbitmap-sanity.html b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-asyncbitmap-sanity.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d32e8f8a5137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-asyncbitmap-sanity.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html><head>
+<title>Plugin boxes</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<embed type="application/x-test" width="400" height="400" drawmode="solid" color="FFFF0000" asyncmodel="bitmap"></embed> <!-- red -->
+<embed type="application/x-test" width="400" height="400" drawmode="solid" color="FF00FF00" asyncmodel="bitmap"></embed> <!-- green -->
+<embed type="application/x-test" width="400" height="400" drawmode="solid" color="FF0000FF" asyncmodel="bitmap"></embed> <!-- blue -->
+<embed type="application/x-test" width="400" height="400" drawmode="solid" color="FF999999" asyncmodel="bitmap"></embed> <!-- gray -->
+</body></html>
diff --git a/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-asyncbitmap-update.html b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-asyncbitmap-update.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e451b0dc2fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/plugin-asyncbitmap-update.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html class="reftest-wait"><head>
+<title>Plugin boxes</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<embed type="application/x-test" width="400" height="400" drawmode="solid" color="FFFF0000" id="plugin" asyncmodel="bitmap"></embed> <!-- red -->
+<script>
+  var prevPaintCount = 0;
+  function doTestWait() {
+    if (window.mozPaintCount != prevPaintCount) {
+      document.documentElement.removeAttribute('class');
+    } else {
+      setTimeout(doTestWait, 0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function doTest() {
+    prevPaintCount = window.mozPaintCount;
+    document.getElementById("plugin").setColor("FF00FF00");
+    setTimeout(doTestWait, 0);
+  }
+  window.addEventListener("MozReftestInvalidate", doTest, false);
+</script>
+</body></html>
diff --git a/dom/plugins/test/reftest/reftest.list b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/reftest.list
index 397ebfc69f01..6b686ec8ddcf 100644
--- a/dom/plugins/test/reftest/reftest.list
+++ b/dom/plugins/test/reftest/reftest.list
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # basic sanity checking
 random-if(!haveTestPlugin) != plugin-sanity.html about:blank
+random-if(!haveTestPlugin) != plugin-asyncbitmap-sanity.html about:blank
 fails-if(!haveTestPlugin) == plugin-sanity.html div-sanity.html
+fails-if(!haveTestPlugin) == plugin-asyncbitmap-sanity.html div-sanity.html
+random-if(Android) fails-if(!haveTestPlugin) == plugin-asyncbitmap-update.html plugin-async-update-ref.html
 fails-if(!haveTestPlugin) == plugin-alpha-zindex.html div-alpha-zindex.html
 fails-if(!haveTestPlugin) == plugin-alpha-opacity.html div-alpha-opacity.html
 random-if(/^Windows\x20NT\x206\.1/.test(http.oscpu)) fails-if(!haveTestPlugin) == windowless-clipping-1.html windowless-clipping-1-ref.html # bug 631832
