diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java b/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
index 1b325ec092..488f9f97ec 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-framework/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
@@ -867,6 +867,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractDaemonTest {
     }
   }
 
+  protected RevCommit getRemoteHead(String project, String branch)
+      throws Exception {
+    return getRemoteHead(new Project.NameKey(project), branch);
+  }
+
   protected RevCommit getRemoteHead() throws Exception {
     return getRemoteHead(project, "master");
   }
diff --git a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java
index f1839d3f56..af30d44c6d 100644
--- a/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java
+++ b/gerrit-acceptance-tests/src/test/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ public class ProjectIT extends AbstractDaemonTest  {
             .create(name)
             .get()
             .name);
+
+    RevCommit head = getRemoteHead(name, "refs/meta/config");
+    eventRecorder.assertRefUpdatedEvents(name, "refs/meta/config",
+        null, head);
+
+    eventRecorder.assertRefUpdatedEvents(name, "refs/heads/master",
+        new String[]{});
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -53,6 +60,13 @@ public class ProjectIT extends AbstractDaemonTest  {
             .create(name + ".git")
             .get()
             .name);
+
+    RevCommit head = getRemoteHead(name, "refs/meta/config");
+    eventRecorder.assertRefUpdatedEvents(name, "refs/meta/config",
+        null, head);
+
+    eventRecorder.assertRefUpdatedEvents(name, "refs/heads/master",
+        new String[]{});
   }
 
   @Test