diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py
index 248d2bc5..c1be7e73 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/clientscript/main.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ClientScript(Plugin):
             'scripts/page/settings.js',
             'scripts/page/about.js',
             'scripts/page/manage.js',
+            'scripts/misc/downloaders.js',
         ],
     }
 
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
index 71da65ee..fa274922 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from base64 import b32decode, b16encode
+from couchpotato.api import addApiView
 from couchpotato.core.event import addEvent
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import mergeDicts
 from couchpotato.core.logger import CPLog
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
     protocol = []
     http_time_between_calls = 0
     status_support = True
+    testable = False
 
     torrent_sources = [
         'http://torrage.com/torrent/%s.torrent',
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
         addEvent('download.remove_failed', self._removeFailed)
         addEvent('download.pause', self._pause)
         addEvent('download.process_complete', self._processComplete)
+        addApiView('download.%s.is_testable' % self.getName().lower(), self.isTestable)
+        addApiView('download.%s.test' % self.getName().lower(), self._test)
 
     def getEnabledProtocol(self):
         for download_protocol in self.protocol:
@@ -158,6 +162,15 @@ class Downloader(Provider):
             (d_manual and manual or d_manual is False) and \
             (not data or self.isCorrectProtocol(data.get('protocol')))
 
+    def isTestable(self):
+        return {'success': self.testable}
+
+    def _test(self):
+        return {'success': self.test()}
+
+    def test(self):
+        return False
+
     def _pause(self, release_download, pause = True):
         if self.isDisabled(manual = True, data = {}):
             return
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
index e527230c..6e3e4df3 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/downloaders/utorrent/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from base64 import b16encode, b32decode
 from bencode import bencode as benc, bdecode
+from couchpotato.api import addApiView
 from couchpotato.core.downloaders.base import Downloader, ReleaseDownloadList
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.encoding import isInt, ss, sp
 from couchpotato.core.helpers.variable import tryInt, tryFloat, cleanHost
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class uTorrent(Downloader):
 
     protocol = ['torrent', 'torrent_magnet']
     utorrent_api = None
+    testable = True
     status_flags = {
         'STARTED'     : 1,
         'CHECKING'    : 2,
@@ -46,6 +48,11 @@ class uTorrent(Downloader):
 
         return self.utorrent_api
 
+    def test(self):
+        if self.connect() and self.utorrent_api.get_status():
+            return True
+        return False
+
     def download(self, data = None, media = None, filedata = None):
         if not media: media = {}
         if not data: data = {}
diff --git a/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js b/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee45b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/couchpotato/static/scripts/misc/downloaders.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+var DownloadersBase = new Class({
+
+	Implements: [Events],
+
+	initialize: function(){
+		var self = this;
+
+		// Add test buttons to settings page
+		App.addEvent('load', self.addTestButtons.bind(self));
+
+	},
+
+	// Downloaders setting tests
+	addTestButtons: function(){
+		var self = this;
+
+		var setting_page = App.getPage('Settings');
+		setting_page.addEvent('create', function(){
+			Object.each(setting_page.tabs.downloaders.groups, self.addTestButton.bind(self))
+		})
+
+	},
+
+	addTestButton: function(fieldset, plugin_name){
+		var self = this,
+			button_name = self.testButtonName(fieldset);
+
+		if(button_name.contains('Downloaders')) return;
+
+		Api.request('download.'+plugin_name+'.is_testable',  {
+			'onComplete': function(json){
+                if(json.success){
+                    // Only add test button if downloader is testable
+                    new Element('.ctrlHolder.test_button').adopt(
+                        new Element('a.button', {
+                            'text': button_name,
+                            'events': {
+                                'click': function(){
+                                    var button = fieldset.getElement('.test_button .button');
+                                        button.set('text', 'Connecting...');
+
+                                    Api.request('download.'+plugin_name+'.test', {
+                                        'onComplete': function(json){
+
+                                            button.set('text', button_name);
+
+                                            if(json.success){
+                                                var message = new Element('span.success', {
+                                                    'text': 'Connection successful'
+                                                }).inject(button, 'after')
+                                            }
+                                            else {
+                                                var message = new Element('span.failed', {
+                                                    'text': 'Connection failed. Check logs for details.'
+                                                }).inject(button, 'after')
+                                            }
+
+                                            (function(){
+                                                message.destroy();
+                                            }).delay(3000)
+                                        }
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            }
+                        })
+                    ).inject(fieldset);
+                }
+			}
+		});
+
+	},
+
+	testButtonName: function(fieldset){
+		var name = String(fieldset.getElement('h2').innerHTML).substring(0,String(fieldset.getElement('h2').innerHTML).indexOf("<span"));
+		return 'Test '+name;
+	},
+
+});
+
+window.Downloaders = new DownloadersBase();
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