diff --git a/include/cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h b/include/cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h
index e4df1c849..25b3ab051 100644
--- a/include/cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h
+++ b/include/cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ public:
      */
     virtual bool initLiquid(LiquidTransportParams& tr);
 
+    void setCompositionDependence(LiquidTranMixingModel model) {
+        compositionDepType_ = model;
+    }
+
     virtual std::string transportType() const {
         return "Simple";
     }
diff --git a/test/SConscript b/test/SConscript
index fb275e572..42977e779 100644
--- a/test/SConscript
+++ b/test/SConscript
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ for optimize_flag in ('-O3', '-O2', '/O2'):
         ccflags.remove(optimize_flag)
 localenv['CCFLAGS'] = ccflags
 
-localenv['ENV']['CANTERA_DATA'] = Dir('#build/data').abspath
+localenv['ENV']['CANTERA_DATA'] = (Dir('#build/data').abspath + os.pathsep +
+                                   Dir('#test/data').abspath)
 
 PASSED_FILES = {}
 
diff --git a/test_problems/simpleTransport/HMW_NaCl_pdss.xml b/test/data/HMW_NaCl_pdss.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from test_problems/simpleTransport/HMW_NaCl_pdss.xml
rename to test/data/HMW_NaCl_pdss.xml
diff --git a/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp b/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp
index 149b6eaf2..2e1f86388 100644
--- a/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp
+++ b/test/transport/transportFromScratch.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "cantera/transport/TransportData.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/MixTransport.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/MultiTransport.h"
+#include "cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/TransportFactory.h"
 #include "cantera/thermo/ThermoFactory.h"
 #include "cantera/thermo/IdealGasPhase.h"
@@ -166,6 +167,92 @@ TEST_F(TransportFromScratch, thermalConductivityMulti)
     }
 }
 
+class SimpleTransportTest : public testing::Test
+{
+public:
+    SimpleTransportTest()
+        : p(newPhase("HMW_NaCl_pdss.xml", "NaCl_electrolyte"))
+    {
+    }
+
+    void check_transport(SimpleTransport& tr) {
+        p->setState_TP(303.13, OneAtm);
+        size_t N = p->nSpecies();
+        EXPECT_NEAR(tr.viscosity(), 0.001, 1e-4);
+        EXPECT_NEAR(tr.thermalConductivity(), 0.58, 1e-3);
+
+        vector_fp spvisc(N), Dmix(N), mobilities(N), fluxes1(N), fluxes2(N);
+        vector_fp gradX(N, 0.0);
+        gradX[1] = 1.0;
+        double gradT = 0.0;
+        double gradV = 1.0;
+
+        vector_fp spvisc_ref = {0.001, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+        vector_fp Dmix_ref = {1e-05, 1e-05, 1e-05, 1e-05, 1e-05};
+        vector_fp mobilities_ref = {0.000382823, 0.000382823, 0.000382823,
+                                    0.000382823, 0.000382823};
+        vector_fp fluxes1_ref = {0.0102344, -0.0124461, 0.00221167,
+                                 2.22987e-14, 2.43291e-10};
+        vector_fp fluxes2_ref = {-0.0191255, -0.0505223, 0.0696478,
+                                 -7.85548e-13, 7.6615e-09};
+
+        tr.getSpeciesViscosities(spvisc.data());
+        tr.getMixDiffCoeffs(Dmix.data());
+        tr.getMobilities(mobilities.data());
+        tr.getSpeciesFluxes(1, &gradT, N, gradX.data(), N, fluxes1.data());
+        gradX[1] = 0.0;
+        tr.set_Grad_T(&gradT);
+        tr.set_Grad_V(&gradV);
+        tr.set_Grad_X(gradX.data());
+        tr.getSpeciesFluxesExt(N, fluxes2.data());
+
+        for (size_t k = 0; k < N; k++) {
+            EXPECT_NEAR(spvisc[k], spvisc_ref[k], 1e-5);
+            EXPECT_NEAR(Dmix[k], Dmix_ref[k], 1e-7);
+            EXPECT_NEAR(mobilities[k], mobilities_ref[k], 1e-9);
+            EXPECT_NEAR(fluxes1[k], fluxes1_ref[k], 1e-5*std::abs(fluxes1_ref[k]));
+            EXPECT_NEAR(fluxes2[k], fluxes2_ref[k], 1e-5*std::abs(fluxes2_ref[k]));
+        }
+    }
+
+    shared_ptr<ThermoPhase> p;
+};
+
+TEST_F(SimpleTransportTest, fromScratch)
+{
+    SimpleTransport tr(p.get(), 3);
+    LiquidTransportParams params;
+    params.LTData.resize(p->nSpecies());
+
+    LTPspecies_Const* ltp = new LTPspecies_Const();
+    ltp->setName(p->speciesName(0));
+    ltp->setTransportPropertyType(TP_VISCOSITY);
+    ltp->setThermo(p.get());
+    ltp->setCoeff(1.0 * toSI("centipoise"));
+    params.LTData[0].viscosity = ltp;
+
+    ltp = new LTPspecies_Const();
+    ltp->setName(p->speciesName(0));
+    ltp->setTransportPropertyType(TP_THERMALCOND);
+    ltp->setThermo(p.get());
+    ltp->setCoeff(0.58);
+    params.LTData[0].thermalCond = ltp;
+
+    for (size_t k = 0; k < p->nSpecies(); k++) {
+        ltp = new LTPspecies_Const();
+        ltp->setName(p->speciesName(k));
+        ltp->setTransportPropertyType(TP_DIFFUSIVITY);
+        ltp->setThermo(p.get());
+        ltp->setCoeff(1e-5);
+        params.LTData[k].speciesDiffusivity = ltp;
+    }
+
+    params.thermo = p.get();
+    tr.initLiquid(params);
+    tr.setCompositionDependence(LTI_MODEL_SOLVENT);
+    check_transport(tr);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     printf("Running main() from transportFromScratch.cpp\n");