diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1d285ee7..11f6e74c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.8",
     "jsdom": "9.9.1",
     "jsdom-global": "^2.1.1",
+    "canvas": "^1.6.5",
     "mocha": "^3.2.0",
     "mocha-jsdom": "^1.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
diff --git a/test/Graph3d.test.js b/test/Graph3d.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0864572d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Graph3d.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+var jsdom_global = require('jsdom-global');
+var vis = require('../dist/vis');
+var Graph3d = vis.Graph3d;
+
+
+describe('Graph3d', function () {
+  var jsdom = jsdom_global("<div id='mynetwork'></div>");
+  var container = document.getElementById('mynetwork');
+  assert(container !== null, 'Container div not found');
+
+  it('accepts new option values on defined instance', function () {
+    var BAR_STYLE = 0;  // from var STYLE in Settings.js
+    var DOT_STYLE = 3;  // idem
+
+    var data = [
+      {x:0, y:0, z: 10},
+      {x:0, y:1, z: 20},
+      {x:1, y:0, z: 30},
+      {x:1, y:1, z: 40},
+    ];
+
+    var options = {
+      style: 'dot'
+    };
+
+    var graph = new vis.Graph3d(container, data, options);
+    assert.equal(graph.style, DOT_STYLE, "Style not set to expected 'dot'");
+
+    graph.setOptions({ style: 'bar'});  // Call fails without PR #3255
+    assert.equal(graph.style, BAR_STYLE, "Style not set to expected 'bar'");
+  });
+});