diff --git a/tests/shared/src/TransformTests.cpp b/tests/shared/src/TransformTests.cpp
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+//
+// TransformTests.cpp
+// tests/shared/src
+//
+// Copyright 2013-2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include <Transform.h>
+
+#include "TransformTests.h"
+#include "SharedLogging.h"
+
+using namespace glm;
+
+const vec3 xAxis(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+const vec3 yAxis(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
+const vec3 zAxis(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+const quat rot90 = angleAxis((float)M_PI / 2.0f, yAxis);
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TransformTests)
+
+const float EPSILON = 0.001f;
+
+void TransformTests::getMatrix() {
+
+    const vec3 t(0.0f, 0.0f, 10.0f);
+
+    // create a matrix that is composed of a PI/2 rotation followed by a small z translation
+    const mat4 m(vec4(rot90 * xAxis, 0.0f),
+                 vec4(rot90 * yAxis, 0.0f),
+                 vec4(rot90 * zAxis, 0.0f),
+                 vec4(vec4(t, 1.0f)));
+
+    // postScale by a mirror about the x axis.
+    const mat4 mirrorX(vec4(-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
+                       vec4( 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
+                       vec4( 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f),
+                       vec4( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
+    const mat4 result_a = m * mirrorX;
+
+    Transform xform;
+    xform.setRotation(rot90);
+    xform.setTranslation(t);
+    xform.postScale(vec3(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+    mat4 result_b;
+    xform.getMatrix(result_b);
+
+    QCOMPARE_WITH_ABS_ERROR(result_a, result_b, EPSILON);
+}
+
+void TransformTests::getInverseMatrix() {
+
+    const vec3 t(0.0f, 0.0f, 10.0f);
+
+    // create a matrix that is composed of a PI/2 rotation followed by a small z translation
+    const mat4 m(vec4(rot90 * xAxis, 0.0f),
+                 vec4(rot90 * yAxis, 0.0f),
+                 vec4(rot90 * zAxis, 0.0f),
+                 vec4(vec4(t, 1.0f)));
+
+    // mirror about the x axis.
+    const mat4 mirrorX(vec4(-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
+                       vec4( 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f),
+                       vec4( 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f),
+                       vec4( 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
+    const mat4 result_a = inverse(m * mirrorX);
+
+    Transform xform;
+    xform.setTranslation(t);
+    xform.setRotation(rot90);
+
+    //
+    // change postScale to preScale and the test will pass...
+    //
+
+    xform.postScale(vec3(-1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+    mat4 result_b;
+    xform.getInverseMatrix(result_b);
+
+    QCOMPARE_WITH_ABS_ERROR(result_a, result_b, EPSILON);
+}
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/TransformTests.h b/tests/shared/src/TransformTests.h
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+//
+// TransformTests.h
+// tests/shared/src
+//
+// Copyright 2013-2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_TransformTests_h
+#define hifi_TransformTests_h
+
+#include <QtTest/QtTest>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+inline float getErrorDifference(const glm::mat4& a, const glm::mat4& b) {
+    float maxDiff = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+            float diff = fabs(a[i][j] - b[i][j]);
+            maxDiff = std::max(diff, maxDiff);
+        }
+    }
+    return maxDiff;
+}
+
+inline QTextStream& operator<< (QTextStream& stream, const glm::mat4& matrix) {
+    stream << "[\n\t\t";
+    stream.setFieldWidth(15);
+    for (int r = 0; r < 4; ++r) {
+        for (int c = 0; c < 4; ++c) {
+            stream << matrix[c][r];
+        }
+        stream << "\n\t\t";
+    }
+    stream.setFieldWidth(0);
+    stream << "]\n\t";   // hacky as hell, but this should work...
+    return stream;
+}
+
+#include <../QTestExtensions.h>
+
+class TransformTests : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+private slots:
+    void getMatrix();
+    void getInverseMatrix();
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_TransformTests_h