Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/DSoilModelPluginTests.cs
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diff -u
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/DSoilModelPluginTests.cs	(revision 0)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/DSoilModelPluginTests.cs	(revision 392)
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using Deltares.DSoilModel.Data;
+using Deltares.Geometry.Forms;
+using Deltares.Geotechnics.Forms;
+using Deltares.Standard;
+using Deltares.Standard.EventPublisher;
+using Deltares.Standard.Forms;
+using Deltares.Standard.Forms.DExpress;
+using Deltares.Standard.Language;
+using Deltares.Standard.Units;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    [RequiresSTA]
+    class DSoilModelPluginTests
+    {
+        private MainForm mainForm;
+        private DSoilModelPlugin plugin;
+        
+        [TestFixtureSetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            BindSupport.ClearCaches();
+
+            // to avoid Deltares.Standard.About class error
+            About.IgnoreAssemblyErrors = true;
+
+            mainForm = new MainForm();
+            mainForm.Register(new GeometryPlugin());
+            mainForm.Register(new GeotechnicsPlugin());
+            plugin = new DSoilModelPlugin();
+            mainForm.Register(plugin);
+            mainForm.Visible = true;
+            mainForm.CreateControl();            
+        }
+
+        [TestFixtureTearDown]
+        public void TearDown()
+        {
+            // Don't call form.Close() because it will raise SaveAs dialog
+            //System.Windows.Forms.Application.Exit();
+            plugin.Dispose();
+            mainForm = null;
+            plugin = null;
+
+            BindSupport.ClearCaches();
+            About.IgnoreAssemblyErrors = false;
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void HandleIsCreated()
+        {
+            Assert.IsTrue(mainForm.IsHandleCreated);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSettingNewProject()
+        {
+            Assert.IsNotNull(NewProject(plugin));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DMacPluginTestExecuteValidate()
+        {
+            NewProject(plugin);
+            var results = RealTimeBackgroundValidator.ValidationResults;
+            Assert.IsNotNull(results);
+            // empty project produces 0 errors if validated
+            Assert.AreEqual(0, results.ToList().Count);
+        }
+
+
+        private DSoilModelProject NewProject(DSoilModelPlugin p)
+        {
+            p.Project = new DSoilModelProject();
+            return p.Project;
+        }
+
+    }
+}
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj
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diff -u -r388 -r392
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj	(.../Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj)	(revision 388)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj	(.../Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms.Tests.csproj)	(revision 392)
@@ -32,10 +32,18 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslGeo\Deltares.Geometry.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Deltares.Geometry.Forms, Version=16.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslFormsGeo\Deltares.Geometry.Forms.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Deltares.Geotechnics, Version=16.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=704b73ead55eb267, processorArchitecture=x86">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslGeo\Deltares.Geotechnics.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Deltares.Geotechnics.Forms, Version=16.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslFormsGeo\Deltares.Geotechnics.Forms.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Deltares.Geotechnics.IO, Version=16.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=x86">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\Deltares\DslGeoIo\Deltares.Geotechnics.IO.dll</HintPath>
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@
     <Compile Include="CptLookup2DControlTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DSoilModelContextTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DSoilModelGeometryEditorTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DSoilModelPluginTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DSoilModelSegmentGeometryEditorTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FilmStripTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PreconsolidationStressControlTests.cs" />