diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
index 7a301aa7e9..16acd14a19 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
 
   let mockEPeople;
   let ePersonDataServiceStub: any;
+  let authService: AuthServiceStub;
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     mockEPeople = [EPersonMock, EPersonMock2];
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
     };
     builderService = getMockFormBuilderService();
     translateService = getMockTranslateService();
+    authService = new AuthServiceStub();
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, NgbModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, BrowserModule,
         TranslateModule.forRoot({
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
         { provide: Store, useValue: {} },
         { provide: RemoteDataBuildService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: HALEndpointService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: AuthService, useValue: new AuthServiceStub() },
+        { provide: AuthService, useValue: authService },
         EPeopleRegistryComponent
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
@@ -231,4 +233,40 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('impersonate', () => {
+    let ePersonId;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(authService, 'impersonate').and.callThrough();
+      ePersonId = 'testEPersonId';
+      component.epersonInitial = Object.assign(new EPerson(), {
+        id: ePersonId
+      });
+      component.impersonate();
+    });
+
+    it('should call authService.impersonate', () => {
+      expect(authService.impersonate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(ePersonId);
+    });
+
+    it('should set isImpersonated to true', () => {
+      expect(component.isImpersonated).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('stopImpersonating', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(authService, 'stopImpersonatingAndRefresh').and.callThrough();
+      component.stopImpersonating();
+    });
+
+    it('should call authService.stopImpersonatingAndRefresh', () => {
+      expect(authService.stopImpersonatingAndRefresh).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('should set isImpersonated to false', () => {
+      expect(component.isImpersonated).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/impersonate-navbar/impersonate-navbar.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/impersonate-navbar/impersonate-navbar.component.spec.ts
index e69de29bb2..16e445f183 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/impersonate-navbar/impersonate-navbar.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/impersonate-navbar/impersonate-navbar.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { ImpersonateNavbarComponent } from './impersonate-navbar.component';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { VarDirective } from '../utils/var.directive';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { AuthService } from '../../core/auth/auth.service';
+import { Store, StoreModule } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { authReducer, AuthState } from '../../core/auth/auth.reducer';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from '../../core/auth/models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { EPersonMock } from '../testing/eperson-mock';
+import { AppState } from '../../app.reducer';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+describe('ImpersonateNavbarComponent', () => {
+  let component: ImpersonateNavbarComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ImpersonateNavbarComponent>;
+  let authService: AuthService;
+  let authState: AuthState;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    authService = jasmine.createSpyObj('authService', {
+      isImpersonating: false,
+      stopImpersonatingAndRefresh: {}
+    });
+    authState = {
+      authenticated: true,
+      loaded: true,
+      loading: false,
+      authToken: new AuthTokenInfo('test_token'),
+      userId: EPersonMock.id
+    };
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ImpersonateNavbarComponent, VarDirective],
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot(), RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), StoreModule.forRoot(authReducer)],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: AuthService, useValue: authService }
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(inject([Store], (store: Store<AppState>) => {
+    store
+      .subscribe((state) => {
+        (state as any).core = Object.create({});
+        (state as any).core.auth = authState;
+      });
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ImpersonateNavbarComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  }));
+
+  describe('when the user is impersonating another user', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component.isImpersonating = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should display a button', () => {
+      const button = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button'));
+      expect(button).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('should call authService\'s stopImpersonatingAndRefresh upon clicking the button', () => {
+      const button = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button')).nativeElement;
+      button.click();
+      expect(authService.stopImpersonatingAndRefresh).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when the user is not impersonating another user', () => {
+    it('should not display a button', () => {
+      const button = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button'));
+      expect(button).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+});