diff --git a/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py b/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py
index c8c6ef54..c60ce0bf 100644
--- a/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py
+++ b/tests/test_ec2/test_elastic_block_store.py
@@ -76,3 +76,19 @@ def test_create_snapshot():
 
     # Deleting something that was already deleted should throw an error
     snapshot.delete.when.called_with().should.throw(EC2ResponseError)
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_modify_attribute_blockDeviceMapping():
+    """
+    Reproduces the missing feature explained at [0], where we want to mock a
+    call to modify an instance attribute of type: blockDeviceMapping.
+
+    [0] https://github.com/spulec/moto/issues/160
+    """
+    conn = boto.connect_ec2('the_key', 'the_secret')
+
+    reservation = conn.run_instances('ami-1234abcd')
+
+    instance = reservation.instances[0]
+    instance.modify_attribute('blockDeviceMapping', {'/dev/sda1': True})
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