diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/category/getCategoryParents.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/category/getCategoryParents.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group taxonomy
+ */
+class Tests_Category_GetCategoryParents extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+	protected $c1;
+	protected $c2;
+
+	public function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->c1 = $this->factory->category->create_and_get();
+		$this->c2 = $this->factory->category->create_and_get( array(
+			'parent' => $this->c1->term_id,
+		) );
+	}
+
+	public function test_should_return_wp_error_for_invalid_category() {
+		$this->assertWPError( get_category_parents( '' ) );
+	}
+
+	public function test_with_default_parameters() {
+		$expected = $this->c1->name . '/'. $this->c2->name . '/';
+		$found = get_category_parents( $this->c2->term_id );
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, $found );
+	}
+
+	public function test_link_true() {
+		$expected = '<a href="' . get_category_link( $this->c1->term_id ) . '">' . $this->c1->name . '</a>/<a href="' . get_category_link( $this->c2->term_id ) . '">'. $this->c2->name . '</a>/';
+		$found = get_category_parents( $this->c2->term_id, true );
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, $found );
+	}
+
+	public function test_separator() {
+		$expected = $this->c1->name . ' --- ' . $this->c2->name . ' --- ';
+		$found = get_category_parents( $this->c2->term_id, false, ' --- ', false );
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, $found );
+	}
+
+	public function test_nicename_false() {
+		$expected = $this->c1->name . '/'. $this->c2->name . '/';
+		$found = get_category_parents( $this->c2->term_id, false, '/', false );
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, $found );
+	}
+
+	public function test_nicename_true() {
+		$expected = $this->c1->slug . '/'. $this->c2->slug . '/';
+		$found = get_category_parents( $this->c2->term_id, false, '/', true );
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, $found );
+	}
+
+	public function test_visited() {
+		$c3 = $this->factory->category->create_and_get( array(
+			'parent' => $this->c2->term_id,
+		) );
+		$c4 = $this->factory->category->create_and_get( array(
+			'parent' => $c3->term_id,
+		) );
+
+		$expected = $this->c1->name . '/'. $this->c2->name . '/' . $c4->name . '/';
+		$found = get_category_parents( $this->c2->term_id, false, '/', false, array( $c3->term_id ) );
+	}
+}