diff --git a/hooks.py b/hooks.py
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--- a/hooks.py
+++ b/hooks.py
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@
     """get notified from new blogs"""
     accepts = ('BlogEntry',)
     content_attr = 'content'
+
+    def subject(self):
+        entity = self.entity(0)
+        return '[%s] %s' % (self.config.appid, entity.dc_title())
+                                     
diff --git a/test/unittest_blog.py b/test/unittest_blog.py
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unittest_blog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""Blog unit tests"""
+import re
+
+from logilab.common.testlib import unittest_main, mock_object
+from cubicweb.devtools.apptest import ControllerTC
+from cubicweb.devtools.testlib import WebTest
+
+from email.Header import decode_header
+from cubicweb.sobjects.notification import RenderAndSendNotificationView
+from cubicweb.server.hookhelper import SendMailOp
+
+
+class BlogTests(ControllerTC):
+    """test blog specific behaviours"""
+    
+    def test_notifications(self):
+        cubicweb_blog = self.add_entity('Blog', title=u'cubicweb', description=u"cubicweb c'est beau")
+        blog_entry_1 = self.add_entity('BlogEntry', title=u"hop", content=u"cubicweb hop")
+        self.execute('SET E entry_of B WHERE B eid %(beid)s, E eid %(eeid)s' % {'beid' :cubicweb_blog.eid, 'eeid' : blog_entry_1.eid})
+        blog_entry_2 = self.add_entity('BlogEntry', title=u"yes",  content=u"cubicweb yes")
+        self.execute('SET E entry_of B WHERE B eid %(beid)s, E eid %(eeid)s' % {'beid' :cubicweb_blog.eid, 'eeid' : blog_entry_2.eid})
+        session = self.session()
+        for op in session.pending_operations:
+            if isinstance(op, RenderAndSendNotificationView):
+                op.precommit_event()
+        sendmailops = [op for op in session.pending_operations if isinstance(op, SendMailOp)]
+        self.assertEquals(len(sendmailops), 1)
+        sendmailop = sendmailops[0]
+        sent = [re.sub('#\d+', '#EID', decode_header(msg['subject'].encode())[0][0])
+                for msg, recipients in op.to_send]
+        self.assertListEquals(sent, ['[data] hop', '[data] yes'])
+  
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest_main()