diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 9f8fc128..4641446d 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
     ApplicationController.wiki = nil
   end
 
+
+  # Checks that a given URI path is recognized as expected options
+  # Delete it when patch #638 is commiteed to Rails (http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/638)
+  def assert_recognizes(expected_options, path)
+    # Load routes.rb if it hasn't been loaded.
+    ActionController::Routing::Routes.reload if ActionController::Routing::Routes.empty? 
+    
+    # Assume given controller
+    request = ActionController::TestRequest.new({}, {}, nil)
+    request.path = path
+    ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize!(request)
+     
+    msg = build_message(nil, "The recognized options <?> did not match <?>", 
+        request.path_parameters, expected_options)
+    assert_block(msg) { request.path_parameters == expected_options }
+  end
+
 end
 
 class WikiServiceWithNoPersistence