diff --git a/test/functional/tag_aliases_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/tag_aliases_controller_test.rb
index 30c99ce70..1d099e8d9 100644
--- a/test/functional/tag_aliases_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/tag_aliases_controller_test.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ class TagAliasesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
           @tag_alias.reload
           assert_equal("xxx", @tag_alias.antecedent_name)
         end
+
+        should "not allow changing the status" do
+          post :update, {:id => @tag_alias.id, :tag_alias => {:status => "active"}}, {:user_id => @user.id}
+          @tag_alias.reload
+          assert_equal("pending", @tag_alias.status)
+        end
+
+        # TODO: Broken in shoulda-matchers 2.8.0. Need to upgrade to 3.1.1.
+        should_eventually permit(:antecedent_name, :consequent_name, :forum_topic_id).for(:update)
       end
 
       context "for an approved alias" do
diff --git a/test/functional/tag_implications_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/tag_implications_controller_test.rb
index 8fa68f1d7..e6408eb02 100644
--- a/test/functional/tag_implications_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/tag_implications_controller_test.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ class TagImplicationsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
           @tag_implication.reload
           assert_equal("xxx", @tag_implication.antecedent_name)
         end
+
+        should "not allow changing the status" do
+          post :update, {:id => @tag_implication.id, :tag_implication => {:status => "active"}}, {:user_id => @user.id}
+          @tag_implication.reload
+          assert_equal("pending", @tag_implication.status)
+        end
+
+        # TODO: Broken in shoulda-matchers 2.8.0. Need to upgrade to 3.1.1.
+        should_eventually permit(:antecedent_name, :consequent_name, :forum_topic_id).for(:update)
       end
 
       context "for an approved implication" do
diff --git a/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb b/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb
index 5ad89ca74..16bce66c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tag_alias_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,36 @@ class TagAliasTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       CurrentUser.ip_addr = nil
     end
 
+    context "on validation" do
+      subject do
+        FactoryGirl.create(:tag, :name => "aaa")
+        FactoryGirl.create(:tag, :name => "bbb")
+        FactoryGirl.create(:tag_alias, :antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "bbb")
+      end
+
+      should allow_value('active').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('deleted').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('pending').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('processing').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('queued').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('error: derp').for(:status)
+
+      should_not allow_value('ACTIVE').for(:status)
+      should_not allow_value('error').for(:status)
+      should_not allow_value('derp').for(:status)
+
+      should allow_value(nil).for(:forum_topic_id)
+      should_not allow_value(-1).for(:forum_topic_id).with_message("must exist", against: :forum_topic)
+
+      should allow_value(nil).for(:approver_id)
+      should_not allow_value(-1).for(:approver_id).with_message("must exist", against: :approver)
+
+      should_not allow_value(nil).for(:creator_id)
+      should_not allow_value(-1).for(:creator_id).with_message("must exist", against: :creator)
+
+      should_not allow_mass_assignment_of(:status).as(:member)
+    end
+
     should "populate the creator information" do
       ta = FactoryGirl.create(:tag_alias, :antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "bbb")
       assert_equal(CurrentUser.user.id, ta.creator_id)
diff --git a/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb b/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb
index 5a4fc922b..910dd8604 100644
--- a/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/tag_implication_test.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,38 @@ class TagImplicationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       CurrentUser.ip_addr = nil
     end
 
+    context "on validation" do
+      subject do
+        FactoryGirl.create(:tag, :name => "aaa")
+        FactoryGirl.create(:tag, :name => "bbb")
+        FactoryGirl.create(:tag_implication, :antecedent_name => "aaa", :consequent_name => "bbb")
+      end
+
+      should allow_value('active').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('deleted').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('pending').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('processing').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('queued').for(:status)
+      should allow_value('error: derp').for(:status)
+
+      should_not allow_value('ACTIVE').for(:status)
+      should_not allow_value('error').for(:status)
+      should_not allow_value('derp').for(:status)
+
+      should allow_value(nil).for(:forum_topic_id)
+      should_not allow_value(-1).for(:forum_topic_id).with_message("must exist", against: :forum_topic)
+
+      should allow_value(nil).for(:approver_id)
+      should_not allow_value(-1).for(:approver_id).with_message("must exist", against: :approver)
+
+      should_not allow_value(nil).for(:creator_id)
+      should_not allow_value(-1).for(:creator_id).with_message("must exist", against: :creator)
+
+      should_not allow_mass_assignment_of(:status).as(:member)
+      should_not allow_mass_assignment_of(:forum_topic).as(:member)
+      should_not allow_mass_assignment_of(:descendant_names).as(:member)
+    end
+
     should "ignore pending implications when building descendant names" do
       ti2 = FactoryGirl.build(:tag_implication, :antecedent_name => "b", :consequent_name => "c", :status => "pending")
       ti2.save