diff --git a/python/tests/opendht_tests.py b/python/tests/opendht_tests.py
index 7f49d049..f49bcd54 100644
--- a/python/tests/opendht_tests.py
+++ b/python/tests/opendht_tests.py
@@ -1,8 +1,90 @@
+import gc
+import threading
 import unittest
+import weakref
 import opendht as dht
 
+class _ListenerCallback:
+    def __call__(self, value, expired):
+        return True
+
 class OpenDhtTester(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def _run_node(self, **kwargs):
+        node = dht.DhtRunner()
+        self.addCleanup(node.join)
+        node.run(**kwargs)
+        return node
+
+    def test_run_default_config(self):
+        self.assertIsNone(dht.DhtRunner.run.__defaults__[-1])
+
+    def test_run_identity_isolation(self):
+        key = dht.PrivateKey.generateEC()
+        identity = dht.Identity(key, dht.Certificate.generate(key, "runner"))
+        first = self._run_node(id=identity)
+        self.assertEqual(first.getPublicKey().getLongId(), identity.publickey.getLongId())
+        second = self._run_node()
+        self.assertFalse(second.getId())
+
+    def test_run_config_isolation(self):
+        config = dht.DhtConfig()
+        node_id = dht.InfoHash.getRandom()
+        config.setNodeId(node_id)
+        key = dht.PrivateKey.generateEC()
+        identity = dht.Identity(key, dht.Certificate.generate(key, "runner"))
+        first = self._run_node(id=identity, config=config)
+        second = self._run_node(config=config)
+        self.assertEqual(first.getNodeId(), node_id)
+        self.assertEqual(second.getNodeId(), node_id)
+        self.assertFalse(second.getId())
+
+    def test_listener_callbacks_are_independent(self):
+        node = self._run_node()
+        key = dht.InfoHash.getRandom()
+        first = _ListenerCallback()
+        second = _ListenerCallback()
+        first_released = threading.Event()
+        second_released = threading.Event()
+        weakref.finalize(first, first_released.set)
+        weakref.finalize(second, second_released.set)
+        first_token = node.listen(key, first)
+        second_token = node.listen(key, second)
+        del first, second
+        gc.collect()
+        self.assertFalse(first_released.is_set())
+        self.assertFalse(second_released.is_set())
+        node.cancelListen(first_token)
+        node.cancelListen(first_token)
+        self.assertTrue(first_released.wait(5))
+        self.assertFalse(second_released.is_set())
+        node.cancelListen(second_token)
+        self.assertTrue(second_released.wait(5))
+
+    def test_listener_callback_outlives_token(self):
+        node = self._run_node()
+        callback = _ListenerCallback()
+        released = threading.Event()
+        weakref.finalize(callback, released.set)
+        token = node.listen(dht.InfoHash.getRandom(), callback)
+        del callback, token
+        gc.collect()
+        self.assertFalse(released.is_set())
+        node.join()
+        self.assertTrue(released.is_set())
+
+    def test_stopped_listener_releases_callback(self):
+        node = dht.DhtRunner()
+        callback = _ListenerCallback()
+        released = threading.Event()
+        weakref.finalize(callback, released.set)
+        token = node.listen(dht.InfoHash.getRandom(), callback)
+        del callback
+        gc.collect()
+        self.assertTrue(released.is_set())
+        node.cancelListen(token)
+        node.cancelListen(token)
+
     # test that DhtRunner can be instatiated and deleted without throwing
     def test_instance(self):
         for i in range(10):