diff --git a/apps/files_external/tests/appSpec.js b/apps/files_external/tests/appSpec.js
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+++ b/apps/files_external/tests/appSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**
+* ownCloud
+*
+* @author Vincent Petry
+* @copyright 2014 Vincent Petry <pvince81@owncloud.com>
+*
+* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+* modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+* version 3 of the License, or any later version.
+*
+* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
+* License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+*/
+
+describe('OCA.External.App tests', function() {
+	var App = OCA.External.App;
+	var fileList;
+
+	beforeEach(function() {
+		$('#testArea').append(
+			'<div id="app-navigation">' +
+			'<ul><li data-id="files"><a>Files</a></li>' +
+			'<li data-id="sharingin"><a></a></li>' +
+			'<li data-id="sharingout"><a></a></li>' +
+			'</ul></div>' +
+			'<div id="app-content">' +
+			'<div id="app-content-files" class="hidden">' +
+			'</div>' +
+			'<div id="app-content-extstoragemounts" class="hidden">' +
+			'</div>' +
+			'</div>' +
+			'</div>'
+		);
+		fileList = App.initList($('#app-content-extstoragemounts'));
+	});
+	afterEach(function() {
+		App.fileList = null;
+		fileList = null;
+	});
+
+	describe('initialization', function() {
+		it('inits external mounts list on show', function() {
+			expect(App.fileList).toBeDefined();
+		});
+	});
+	describe('file actions', function() {
+		it('provides default file actions', function() {
+			var fileActions = fileList.fileActions;
+
+			expect(fileActions.actions.all).toBeDefined();
+			expect(fileActions.actions.all.Delete).toBeDefined();
+			expect(fileActions.actions.all.Rename).toBeDefined();
+			expect(fileActions.actions.all.Download).toBeDefined();
+
+			expect(fileActions.defaults.dir).toEqual('Open');
+		});
+		it('redirects to files app when opening a directory', function() {
+			var oldList = OCA.Files.App.fileList;
+			// dummy new list to make sure it exists
+			OCA.Files.App.fileList = new OCA.Files.FileList($('<table><thead></thead><tbody></tbody></table>'));
+
+			var setActiveViewStub = sinon.stub(OCA.Files.App, 'setActiveView');
+			// create dummy table so we can click the dom
+			var $table = '<table><thead></thead><tbody id="fileList"></tbody></table>';
+			$('#app-content-extstoragemounts').append($table);
+
+			App._inFileList = null;
+			fileList = App.initList($('#app-content-extstoragemounts'));
+
+			fileList.setFiles([{
+				name: 'testdir',
+				type: 'dir',
+				path: '/somewhere/inside/subdir',
+				counterParts: ['user2'],
+				shareOwner: 'user2'
+			}]);
+
+			fileList.findFileEl('testdir').find('td a.name').click();
+
+			expect(OCA.Files.App.fileList.getCurrentDirectory()).toEqual('/somewhere/inside/subdir/testdir');
+
+			expect(setActiveViewStub.calledOnce).toEqual(true);
+			expect(setActiveViewStub.calledWith('files')).toEqual(true);
+
+			setActiveViewStub.restore();
+
+			// restore old list
+			OCA.Files.App.fileList = oldList;
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/files_external/tests/js/mountsfilelistSpec.js b/apps/files_external/tests/js/mountsfilelistSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96a6b622a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/files_external/tests/js/mountsfilelistSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Vincent Petry <pvince81@owncloud.com>
+ *
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3
+ * or later.
+ *
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ *
+ */
+
+describe('OCA.External.FileList tests', function() {
+	var testFiles, alertStub, notificationStub, fileList, fileActions;
+	var oldFileListPrototype;
+
+	beforeEach(function() {
+		alertStub = sinon.stub(OC.dialogs, 'alert');
+		notificationStub = sinon.stub(OC.Notification, 'show');
+
+		// init parameters and test table elements
+		$('#testArea').append(
+			'<div id="app-content-container">' +
+			// init horrible parameters
+			'<input type="hidden" id="dir" value="/"></input>' +
+			'<input type="hidden" id="permissions" value="31"></input>' +
+			// dummy controls
+			'<div id="controls">' +
+			'   <div class="actions creatable"></div>' +
+			'   <div class="notCreatable"></div>' +
+			'</div>' +
+			// dummy table
+			// TODO: at some point this will be rendered by the fileList class itself!
+			'<table id="filestable">' +
+			'<thead><tr>' +
+			'<th id="headerName" class="hidden column-name">' +
+			'	<div id="headerName-container">' +
+			'		<a class="name sort columntitle" data-sort="name"><span>Name</span><span class="sort-indicator"></span></a>' +
+			'	</div>' +
+			'</th>' +
+			'<th id="headerBackend" class="hidden column-backend">' +
+			'	<a class="backend sort columntitle" data-sort="backend"><span>Storage type</span><span class="sort-indicator"></span></a>' +
+			'</th>' +
+			'<th id="headerScope" class="hidden column-scope column-last">' +
+			'	<a class="scope sort columntitle" data-sort="scope"><span>Scope</span><span class="sort-indicator"></span></a>' +
+			'</th>' +
+			'</tr></thead>' +
+			'<tbody id="fileList"></tbody>' +
+			'<tfoot></tfoot>' +
+			'</table>' +
+			'<div id="emptycontent">Empty content message</div>' +
+			'</div>'
+		);
+		fileActions = new OCA.Files.FileActions();
+	});
+	afterEach(function() {
+		OCA.Files.FileList.prototype = oldFileListPrototype;
+		testFiles = undefined;
+		fileList = undefined;
+		fileActions = undefined;
+
+		notificationStub.restore();
+		alertStub.restore();
+	});
+
+	describe('loading file list for external storages', function() {
+		var ocsResponse;
+
+		beforeEach(function() {
+			fileList = new OCA.External.FileList(
+				$('#app-content-container')
+			);
+
+			fileList.reload();
+
+			/* jshint camelcase: false */
+			ocsResponse = {
+				ocs: {
+					meta: {
+						status: 'ok',
+						statuscode: 100,
+						message: null
+					},
+					data: [{
+						name: 'smb mount',
+						path: '/mount points',
+						type: 'dir',
+						backend: 'SMB',
+						scope: 'personal',
+						permissions: OC.PERMISSION_READ | OC.PERMISSION_DELETE
+					}, {
+						name: 'sftp mount',
+						path: '/another mount points',
+						type: 'dir',
+						backend: 'SFTP',
+						scope: 'system',
+						permissions: OC.PERMISSION_READ
+					}]
+				}
+			};
+		});
+		it('render storage list', function() {
+			var request;
+			var $rows;
+			var $tr;
+
+			expect(fakeServer.requests.length).toEqual(1);
+			request = fakeServer.requests[0];
+			expect(request.url).toEqual(
+				OC.linkToOCS('apps/files_external/api/v1') +
+				'mounts?format=json'
+			);
+
+			fakeServer.requests[0].respond(
+				200,
+				{ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+				JSON.stringify(ocsResponse)
+			);
+
+			$rows = fileList.$el.find('tbody tr');
+			expect($rows.length).toEqual(2);
+
+			$tr = $rows.eq(0);
+			expect($tr.attr('data-id')).not.toBeDefined();
+			expect($tr.attr('data-type')).toEqual('dir');
+			expect($tr.attr('data-file')).toEqual('sftp mount');
+			expect($tr.attr('data-path')).toEqual('/another mount points');
+			expect($tr.attr('data-size')).not.toBeDefined();
+			expect($tr.attr('data-permissions')).toEqual('1'); // read only 
+			expect($tr.find('a.name').attr('href')).toEqual(
+				OC.webroot +
+				'/index.php/apps/files' +
+				'?dir=/another%20mount%20points/sftp%20mount'
+			);
+			expect($tr.find('.nametext').text().trim()).toEqual('sftp mount');
+			expect($tr.find('.column-scope').text().trim()).toEqual('System');
+			expect($tr.find('.column-backend').text().trim()).toEqual('SFTP');
+
+			$tr = $rows.eq(1);
+			expect($tr.attr('data-id')).not.toBeDefined();
+			expect($tr.attr('data-type')).toEqual('dir');
+			expect($tr.attr('data-file')).toEqual('smb mount');
+			expect($tr.attr('data-path')).toEqual('/mount points');
+			expect($tr.attr('data-size')).not.toBeDefined();
+			expect($tr.attr('data-permissions')).toEqual('9'); // read and delete
+			expect($tr.find('a.name').attr('href')).toEqual(
+				OC.webroot +
+				'/index.php/apps/files' +
+				'?dir=/mount%20points/smb%20mount'
+			);
+			expect($tr.find('.nametext').text().trim()).toEqual('smb mount');
+			expect($tr.find('.column-scope').text().trim()).toEqual('Personal');
+			expect($tr.find('.column-backend').text().trim()).toEqual('SMB');
+
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/tests/karma.config.js b/tests/karma.config.js
index 1f903f5821..290790686b 100644
--- a/tests/karma.config.js
+++ b/tests/karma.config.js
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 					'apps/files_sharing/js/share.js'
 				],
 				testFiles: ['apps/files_sharing/tests/js/*.js']
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'files_external',
+				srcFiles: [
+					// only test these files, others are not ready and mess
+					// up with the global namespace/classes/state
+					'apps/files_external/js/app.js',
+					'apps/files_external/js/mountsfilelist.js'
+				],
+				testFiles: ['apps/files_external/tests/js/*.js']
 			}];
 	}