diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
index 7f0a0af3..eef80427 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/ring_test.cljc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
                   ["/api" {:middleware [api-mw]}
                    ["/all" handler]
                    ["/get" {:get handler}]
+                   ["/get-var" {:get {:handler #'handler}}]
                    ["/users" {:middleware [[mw :users]]
                               :get handler
                               :post {:handler handler
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@
                (app {:uri "/api/get" :request-method :get})))
         (is (= nil (app {:uri "/api/get" :request-method :post}))))
 
+      (testing "var handler"
+        (is (= {:status 200, :body [:api :ok]}
+               (app {:uri "/api/get-var" :request-method :get}))))
+
       (testing "expanded method handler"
         (is (= {:status 200, :body [:api :users :ok]}
                (app {:uri "/api/users" :request-method :get}))))
diff --git a/test/cljc/reitit/spec_test.cljc b/test/cljc/reitit/spec_test.cljc
index 740d2df2..94bb5aef 100644
--- a/test/cljc/reitit/spec_test.cljc
+++ b/test/cljc/reitit/spec_test.cljc
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
           ["/api" {:name "kikka"}]
           {:validate rs/validate}))))
 
+  (testing "handler can be a var"
+    (is (r/router? (r/router
+                    ["/api" {:handler #'identity}]
+                    {:validate rs/validate}))))
+
   (testing "spec can be overridden"
     (is (r/router? (r/router
                     ["/api" {:handler "identity"}]