diff --git a/tests/testnotebookdnd.c b/tests/testnotebookdnd.c
index 47bcc58..b7c7316 100644
--- a/tests/testnotebookdnd.c
+++ b/tests/testnotebookdnd.c
@@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ on_button_drag_data_received (GtkWidget        *widget,
   gtk_container_remove (GTK_CONTAINER (source), *child);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+tick_cb (GtkEntry *entry)
+{
+static int i = 0;
+char text[20];
+g_snprintf(text, sizeof(text), "%d", i++);
+gtk_entry_set_text(entry, text);
+
+return TRUE;// again
+}
+
 static GtkWidget*
 create_notebook (gchar           **labels,
                  const gchar      *group,
@@ -171,6 +182,7 @@ create_notebook (gchar           **labels,
       gtk_notebook_set_tab_reorderable (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook), page, TRUE);
       gtk_notebook_set_tab_detachable (GTK_NOTEBOOK (notebook), page, TRUE);
 
+	g_timeout_add(250, tick_cb, page);
       count++;
       labels++;
     }
