diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_dal.py b/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
index 9976392b..451d23bc 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
@@ -407,6 +407,13 @@ class TestLike(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.upper().like('A%')).count(), 1)
             self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.upper().like('%B%')).count(),1)
             self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.upper().like('%C')).count(), 1)
+
+        # startswith endswith tests
+        self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.startswith('a')).count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.endswith('c')).count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.startswith('c')).count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(db(db.tt.aa.endswith('a')).count(), 0)
+
         db.tt.drop()
         db.define_table('tt', Field('aa', 'integer'))
         self.assertEqual(db.tt.insert(aa=1111111111), 1)
@@ -1550,6 +1557,17 @@ class TestGis(unittest.TestCase):
         t2.insert(polygon=geoPolygon((0,0),(2,0),(2,2),(0,2),(0,0)))
         text = db(db.t2.id).select(db.t2.polygon.st_astext()).first()[db.t2.polygon.st_astext()]
         self.assertEqual(text, "POLYGON((0 0,2 0,2 2,0 2,0 0))")
+        query = t0.point.st_intersects(geoLine((0,0),(2,2)))
+        output = db(query).select(db.t0.point).first()[db.t0.point]
+        self.assertEqual(output, "POINT(1 1)")
+        query = t2.polygon.st_contains(geoPoint(1,1))
+        n = db(query).count()
+        self.assertEqual(n, 1)
+        x=t0.point.st_x()
+        y=t0.point.st_y()
+        point = db(t0.id).select(x, y).first()
+        self.assertEqual(point[x], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(point[y], 1)
         t0.drop()
         t1.drop()
         t2.drop()