diff --git a/dev/tests/base_entities.lua b/dev/tests/base_entities.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccabe8598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/tests/base_entities.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+local util = require("core:tests_util")
+
+-- Create world and prepare settings
+util.create_demo_world("core:default")
+app.set_setting("chunks.load-distance", 3)
+app.set_setting("chunks.load-speed", 1)
+
+-- Create player
+local pid = player.create("Xerxes")
+player.set_spawnpoint(pid, 0, 100, 0)
+player.set_pos(pid, 0, 100, 0)
+
+-- Wait for chunk to load
+app.sleep_until(function () return block.get(0, 0, 0) ~= -1 end)
+
+-- Place a falling block
+block.place(0, 2, 0, block.index("base:sand"), 0, pid)
+app.tick()
+
+-- Check if the block is falling
+assert(block.get(0, 100, 0) == 0)
+
+-- Wait for the block to fall
+app.sleep_until(function () return block.get(0, 1, 0) == block.index("base:sand") end, 100)
diff --git a/dev/tests/chunks.lua b/dev/tests/chunks.lua
index 1bab108fc..018493e7c 100644
--- a/dev/tests/chunks.lua
+++ b/dev/tests/chunks.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+local util = require("core:tests_util")
+util.create_demo_world()
+
 app.set_setting("chunks.load-distance", 3)
 app.set_setting("chunks.load-speed", 1)
 
-app.reconfig_packs({"base"}, {})
-app.new_world("demo", "2019", "core:default")
-
 local pid1 = player.create("Xerxes")
 assert(player.get_name(pid1) == "Xerxes")
 
diff --git a/res/modules/tests_util.lua b/res/modules/tests_util.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef6a5d2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/modules/tests_util.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+local util = {}
+
+function util.create_demo_world(generator)
+    app.reconfig_packs({"base"}, {})
+    app.new_world("demo", "2019", generator or "core:default")
+end
+
+return util