diff --git a/state/execution_test.go b/state/execution_test.go
index b946a75a3..f67a8d4de 100644
--- a/state/execution_test.go
+++ b/state/execution_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package state
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/abci/example/dummy"
+	abci "github.com/tendermint/abci/types"
 	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proxy"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
@@ -30,16 +32,53 @@ func TestApplyBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	state := state()
 	state.SetLogger(log.TestingLogger())
 
-	// make block
 	block := makeBlock(1, state)
 
 	err = state.ApplyBlock(types.NopEventBus{}, proxyApp.Consensus(), block, block.MakePartSet(testPartSize).Header(), types.MockMempool{})
-
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 
 	// TODO check state and mempool
 }
 
+// TestBeginBlockAbsentValidators ensures we send absent validators list.
+func TestBeginBlockAbsentValidators(t *testing.T) {
+	app := &testApp{}
+	cc := proxy.NewLocalClientCreator(app)
+	proxyApp := proxy.NewAppConns(cc, nil)
+	err := proxyApp.Start()
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	defer proxyApp.Stop()
+
+	state := state()
+	state.SetLogger(log.TestingLogger())
+
+	// there were 2 validators
+	val1PrivKey := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519()
+	val2PrivKey := crypto.GenPrivKeyEd25519()
+	lastValidators := types.NewValidatorSet([]*types.Validator{
+		types.NewValidator(val1PrivKey.PubKey(), 10),
+		types.NewValidator(val2PrivKey.PubKey(), 5),
+	})
+
+	// but last commit contains only the first validator
+	prevHash := state.LastBlockID.Hash
+	prevParts := types.PartSetHeader{}
+	prevBlockID := types.BlockID{prevHash, prevParts}
+	lastCommit := &types.Commit{BlockID: prevBlockID, Precommits: []*types.Vote{
+		{ValidatorIndex: 0},
+	}}
+
+	valHash := state.Validators.Hash()
+	block, _ := types.MakeBlock(2, chainID, makeTxs(2), lastCommit,
+		prevBlockID, valHash, state.AppHash, testPartSize)
+
+	_, err = ExecCommitBlock(proxyApp.Consensus(), block, log.TestingLogger(), lastValidators)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	// -> app must receive an index of the absent validator
+	assert.Equal(t, []int32{1}, app.AbsentValidators)
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // make some bogus txs
@@ -72,3 +111,42 @@ func makeBlock(height int64, state *State) *types.Block {
 		state.AppHash, testPartSize)
 	return block
 }
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+var _ abci.Application = (*testApp)(nil)
+
+type testApp struct {
+	abci.BaseApplication
+
+	AbsentValidators []int32
+}
+
+func NewDummyApplication() *testApp {
+	return &testApp{}
+}
+
+func (app *testApp) Info(req abci.RequestInfo) (resInfo abci.ResponseInfo) {
+	return abci.ResponseInfo{}
+}
+
+func (app *testApp) BeginBlock(req abci.RequestBeginBlock) abci.ResponseBeginBlock {
+	app.AbsentValidators = req.AbsentValidators
+	return abci.ResponseBeginBlock{}
+}
+
+func (app *testApp) DeliverTx(tx []byte) abci.ResponseDeliverTx {
+	return abci.ResponseDeliverTx{Tags: []*abci.KVPair{}}
+}
+
+func (app *testApp) CheckTx(tx []byte) abci.ResponseCheckTx {
+	return abci.ResponseCheckTx{}
+}
+
+func (app *testApp) Commit() abci.ResponseCommit {
+	return abci.ResponseCommit{}
+}
+
+func (app *testApp) Query(reqQuery abci.RequestQuery) (resQuery abci.ResponseQuery) {
+	return
+}