diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/tags/dispatch.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/tags/dispatch.cpp
index 5e455a7d..4dee56f8 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/tags/dispatch.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/tags/dispatch.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace tags;
 
 using ::testing::_;
+using ::testing::AllOf;
 using ::testing::InSequence;
+using ::testing::Property;
+using ::testing::Return;
+using ::testing::Truly;
 
 class MockRenderer : public renderer_interface {
  public:
@@ -22,6 +26,19 @@ class MockRenderer : public renderer_interface {
   MOCK_METHOD(double, get_alignment_start, (const alignment align), (const, override));
 };
 
+static auto match_fg = [](rgba c) { return Property("get_fg", &context::get_fg, c); };
+static auto match_bg = [](rgba c) { return Property("get_bg", &context::get_bg, c); };
+static auto match_ol = [](rgba c) { return Property("get_ol", &context::get_ol, c); };
+static auto match_ul = [](rgba c) { return Property("get_ul", &context::get_ul, c); };
+static auto match_font = [](int font) { return Property("get_font", &context::get_font, font); };
+static auto match_overline = [](bool has) { return Property("has_overline", &context::has_overline, has); };
+static auto match_underline = [](bool has) { return Property("has_underline", &context::has_underline, has); };
+
+static auto match_align = [](alignment align) { return Property("get_alignment", &context::get_alignment, align); };
+static auto match_left_align = match_align(alignment::LEFT);
+static auto match_center_align = match_align(alignment::CENTER);
+static auto match_right_align = match_align(alignment::RIGHT);
+
 class TestableDispatch : public dispatch {};
 
 class DispatchTest : public ::testing::Test {
@@ -29,11 +46,11 @@ class DispatchTest : public ::testing::Test {
   unique_ptr<action_context> m_action_ctxt = make_unique<action_context>();
 
   unique_ptr<dispatch> m_dispatch = make_unique<dispatch>(logger(loglevel::NONE), *m_action_ctxt);
+
+  MockRenderer r{*m_action_ctxt};
 };
 
 TEST_F(DispatchTest, ignoreFormatting) {
-  MockRenderer r(*m_action_ctxt);
-
   {
     InSequence seq;
     EXPECT_CALL(r, render_offset(_, 10)).Times(1);
@@ -42,6 +59,60 @@ TEST_F(DispatchTest, ignoreFormatting) {
   }
 
   bar_settings settings;
-
-  m_dispatch->parse(settings, r, "%{O10}abc%{F-}foo");
+  m_dispatch->parse(settings, r, "%{O10}%{F#ff0000}abc%{F-}foo");
+}
+
+TEST_F(DispatchTest, formatting) {
+  rgba bar_fg{"#000000"};
+
+  {
+    InSequence seq;
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, render_offset(match_underline(true), 10)).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, render_text(match_fg(rgba{"#ff0000"}), string{"abc"})).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, render_text(match_fg(bar_fg), string{"foo"})).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, change_alignment(match_left_align)).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, render_text(AllOf(match_left_align, match_bg(rgba{"#00ff00"}), match_overline(true)), string{"bar"}))
+        .Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, change_alignment(match_center_align)).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, render_text(AllOf(match_center_align, match_ul(rgba{"#0000ff"})), string{"baz"})).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, change_alignment(match_right_align)).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, render_text(AllOf(match_right_align, match_ol(rgba{"#f0f0f0"}), match_font(123)), string{"def"}))
+        .Times(1);
+  }
+
+  bar_settings settings;
+  settings.foreground = bar_fg;
+
+  m_dispatch->parse(settings, r,
+      "%{+u}%{O10}%{F#ff0000}abc%{F-}foo%{l}%{+o}%{B#00ff00}bar%{c}%{u#0000ff}baz%{r}%{o#f0f0f0}%{T123}def");
+}
+
+TEST_F(DispatchTest, unclosedActions) {
+  { InSequence seq; }
+
+  bar_settings settings;
+  EXPECT_THROW(m_dispatch->parse(settings, r, "%{A1:cmd:}foo"), runtime_error);
+}
+
+TEST_F(DispatchTest, actions) {
+  {
+    InSequence seq;
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, get_x(_)).WillOnce(Return(3));
+    EXPECT_CALL(r, get_x(_)).WillOnce(Return(6));
+  }
+
+  bar_settings settings;
+  m_dispatch->parse(settings, r, "%{l}foo%{A1:cmd:}bar%{A}");
+
+  const auto& actions = m_action_ctxt->get_blocks();
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, actions.size());
+
+  const auto& blk = actions[0];
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(3, blk.start_x);
+  EXPECT_EQ(6, blk.end_x);
+  EXPECT_EQ(alignment::LEFT, blk.align);
+  EXPECT_EQ(mousebtn::LEFT, blk.button);
+  EXPECT_EQ("cmd", blk.cmd);
 }