diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
index f8c8d98b0..7d6a96a69 100644
--- a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
@@ -1,16 +1,63 @@
 import os
+import pytest
+from .utils import Notebook
 
-from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
-from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
-from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC
+def get_cells_contents(nb):
+    JS = 'return Jupyter.notebook.get_cells().map(function(c) {return c.get_text();})'
+    return nb.browser.execute_script(JS)
 
-pjoin = os.path.join
+def set_cell_metadata(nb, index, key, value):
+    JS = 'Jupyter.notebook.get_cell({}).metadata.{} = {}'.format(index, key, value)
+    return nb.browser.execute_script(JS)
 
-def cell_is_deletable(index):
-    pass
+def cell_is_deletable(nb, index):
+    JS = 'return Jupyter.notebook.get_cell({}).is_deletable();'.format(index)
+    return nb.browser.execute_script(JS)
 
-def test_deletable_cells(browser):
-    pass
+def delete_cell(notebook, index):
+    notebook.focus_cell(index)
+    notebook.to_command_mode
+    notebook.current_cell.send_keys('dd')
 
-def test_non_deletable_cells(browser):
-    pass
+def test_delete_cells(notebook):
+    print('testing deleteable cells')
+    a = 'print("a")'
+    b = 'print("b")'
+    c = 'print("c")'
+
+    notebook.edit_cell(index=0, content=a)
+    notebook.append(b, c)
+    notebook.to_command_mode()
+    
+    # Validate initial state
+    assert get_cells_contents(notebook) == [a, b, c]
+    for cell in range(0, 3):
+        assert cell_is_deletable(notebook, cell)
+
+    set_cell_metadata(notebook, 0, 'deletable', 'false')
+    set_cell_metadata(notebook, 1, 'deletable', 0
+    )   
+    assert not cell_is_deletable(notebook, 0)
+    assert cell_is_deletable(notebook, 1)
+    assert cell_is_deletable(notebook, 2)
+    
+    # Try to delete cell a (should not be deleted)
+    delete_cell(notebook, 0)
+    assert get_cells_contents(notebook) == [a, b, c]
+
+    # Try to delete cell b (should succeed)
+    delete_cell(notebook, 1)
+    assert get_cells_contents(notebook) == [a, c]
+
+    # Try to delete cell c
+    delete_cell(notebook, 1)
+    assert get_cells_contents(notebook) == [a]
+
+    # Change the deletable state of cell a
+    set_cell_metadata(notebook, 0, 'deletable', 'true')
+
+    # Try to delete cell a (should succeed)
+    delete_cell(notebook, 0)
+    assert len(notebook.cells) == 1 # it contains an empty cell
+# NOTE: APIs that will be useful for testing
+# http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/api.html#module-selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains