diff --git a/tests/test_hooks.py b/tests/test_hooks.py
index 270209f5f1b525ae2ec00ae781ca9b8555c547d8..583453e9c3e18f56e0e293fc0980b877314f3f0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import itertools
 import pytest
 
 from import2ledger import hooks
-from import2ledger.hooks import add_entity, default_date
+from import2ledger.hooks import add_entity, default_date, filter_by_date
 
 def test_load_all():
     all_hooks = list(hooks.load_all())
@@ -30,6 +30,36 @@ def test_add_entity(payee, expected):
     assert data['entity'] == expected
 
 
+class DateRangeConfig:
+    def __init__(self, start_date=None, end_date=None):
+        self.start_date = start_date
+        self.end_date = end_date
+
+    def date_in_want_range(self, date):
+        return (
+            ((self.start_date is None) or (date >= self.start_date))
+            and ((self.end_date is None) or (date <= self.end_date))
+        )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('entry_date,start_date,end_date,allowed', [
+    (datetime.date(2016, 5, 10), datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), True),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), True),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), True),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), None, True),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), None, datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), True),
+    (datetime.date(1999, 1, 2), None, None, True),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 1, 25), datetime.date(2016, 2, 1), datetime.date(2016, 12, 31), False),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 12, 26), datetime.date(2016, 1, 1), datetime.date(2016, 11, 30), False),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 1, 31), datetime.date(2016, 2, 1), None, False),
+    (datetime.date(2016, 12, 1), None, datetime.date(2016, 11, 30), False),
+])
+def test_filter_by_date(entry_date, start_date, end_date, allowed):
+    entry_data = {'date': entry_date}
+    hook = filter_by_date.FilterByDateHook(DateRangeConfig(start_date, end_date))
+    hook.run(entry_data)
+    assert bool(entry_data) == allowed
+
 class DefaultDateConfig:
     ONE_DAY = datetime.timedelta(days=1)