diff --git a/test/unit/mdc-top-app-bar/foundation.test.js b/test/unit/mdc-top-app-bar/foundation.test.js
index 171c9ff2c11..fe2c2da104a 100644
--- a/test/unit/mdc-top-app-bar/foundation.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/mdc-top-app-bar/foundation.test.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import {assert} from 'chai';
 import {verifyDefaultAdapter} from '../helpers/foundation';
 import {setupFoundationTest} from '../helpers/setup';
 import MDCTopAppBarFoundation from '../../../packages/mdc-top-app-bar/foundation';
+import {strings} from '../../../packages/mdc-top-app-bar/constants';
+
 
 suite('MDCTopAppBarFoundation');
 
@@ -39,3 +41,8 @@ test('#init calls component event registrations', () => {
 
   foundation.init();
 });
+
+test('foundation returns strings', () => {
+  const {foundation} = setupTest();
+  assert.equal(strings, foundation.strings());
+});