diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_pm_pill.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_pm_pill.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6402794866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_pm_pill.js
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+zrequire('compose_pm_pill');
+zrequire('input_pill');
+zrequire('user_pill');
+
+set_global('$', global.make_zjquery());
+set_global('people', {});
+var pills = {
+    pill: {},
+};
+
+(function test_pills() {
+    var othello = {
+        user_id: 1,
+        email: 'othello@example.com',
+        full_name: 'Othello',
+    };
+
+    var iago = {
+        email: 'iago@zulip.com',
+        user_id: 2,
+        full_name: 'Iago',
+    };
+
+    var hamlet = {
+        email: 'hamlet@example.com',
+        user_id: 3,
+        full_name: 'Hamlet',
+    };
+
+    people.get_realm_persons = function () {
+        return [iago, othello, hamlet];
+    };
+
+    var recipient_stub = $("#private_message_recipient");
+    var pill_container_stub = $('.pill-container[data-before="You and"]');
+    recipient_stub.set_parent(pill_container_stub);
+    var create_item_handler;
+
+    var all_pills = {};
+
+    pills.appendValidatedData = function (item) {
+        var id = item.user_id;
+        assert.equal(all_pills[id], undefined);
+        all_pills[id] = item;
+    };
+    pills.items = function () {
+        return _.values(all_pills);
+    };
+
+    var text_cleared;
+    pills.clear_text = function () {
+        text_cleared = true;
+    };
+
+    var pills_cleared;
+    pills.clear = function () {
+        pills_cleared = true;
+        pills = {
+            pill: {},
+        };
+        all_pills= {};
+    };
+
+    var appendValue_called;
+    pills.appendValue = function (value) {
+        appendValue_called = true;
+        assert.equal(value, 'othello@example.com');
+        this.appendValidatedData(othello);
+    };
+
+    var get_by_email_called = false;
+    people.get_by_email = function (user_email) {
+        get_by_email_called = true;
+        if (user_email === iago.email) {
+            return iago;
+        }
+        if (user_email === othello.email) {
+            return othello;
+        }
+    };
+
+    var get_person_from_user_id_called = false;
+    people.get_person_from_user_id = function (id) {
+        get_person_from_user_id_called = true;
+        if (id === othello.user_id) {
+            return othello;
+        }
+        assert.equal(id, 3);
+        return hamlet;
+    };
+
+    function test_create_item(handler) {
+        (function test_rejection_path() {
+            var item = handler(othello.email, pills.items());
+            assert(get_by_email_called);
+            assert.equal(item, undefined);
+        }());
+
+        (function test_success_path() {
+            get_by_email_called = false;
+            var res = handler(iago.email, pills.items());
+            assert(get_by_email_called);
+            assert.equal(typeof(res), 'object');
+            assert.equal(res.user_id, iago.user_id);
+            assert.equal(res.display_value, iago.full_name);
+        }());
+    }
+
+    function input_pill_stub(opts) {
+        assert.equal(opts.container, pill_container_stub);
+        create_item_handler = opts.create_item_from_text;
+        assert(create_item_handler);
+        return pills;
+    }
+
+    set_global('input_pill', {
+        create: input_pill_stub,
+    });
+
+    compose_pm_pill.initialize();
+    assert(compose_pm_pill.my_pill);
+
+    compose_pm_pill.set_from_typeahead(othello);
+    compose_pm_pill.set_from_typeahead(hamlet);
+
+    var user_ids = compose_pm_pill.get_user_ids();
+    assert.deepEqual(user_ids, [othello.user_id, hamlet.user_id]);
+
+    var emails = compose_pm_pill.get_emails();
+    assert.equal(emails, 'othello@example.com,hamlet@example.com');
+
+    var items = compose_pm_pill.get_typeahead_items();
+    assert.deepEqual(items, [{email: 'iago@zulip.com', user_id: 2, full_name: 'Iago'}]);
+
+    test_create_item(create_item_handler);
+
+    compose_pm_pill.set_from_emails('othello@example.com');
+    assert(compose_pm_pill.my_pill);
+
+    assert(get_person_from_user_id_called);
+    assert(pills_cleared);
+    assert(appendValue_called);
+    assert(text_cleared);
+}());
diff --git a/tools/test-js-with-node b/tools/test-js-with-node
index a12794a411..da2e43d777 100755
--- a/tools/test-js-with-node
+++ b/tools/test-js-with-node
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enforce_fully_covered = {
     'static/js/colorspace.js',
     'static/js/common.js',
     'static/js/components.js',
+    'static/js/compose_pm_pill.js',
     'static/js/compose_state.js',
     'static/js/compose_ui.js',
     'static/js/composebox_typeahead.js',