diff --git a/src/plot_api/plot_api.js b/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
index 38f11655f6c..78424eaab43 100644
--- a/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
+++ b/src/plot_api/plot_api.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Plotly.plot = function(gd, data, layout, config) {
     Events.init(gd);
 
     var okToPlot = Events.triggerHandler(gd, 'plotly_beforeplot', [data, layout, config]);
-    if(okToPlot===false) return;
+    if(okToPlot===false) return Promise.reject();
 
     // if there's no data or layout, and this isn't yet a plotly plot
     // container, log a warning to help plotly.js users debug
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Plotly.plot = function(gd, data, layout, config) {
         // signal to drag handler that after everything else is done
         // we need to replot, because something has changed
         gd._replotPending = true;
-        return;
+        return Promise.reject();
     } else {
         // we're going ahead with a replot now
         gd._replotPending = false;
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ Plotly.restyle = function restyle(gd, astr, val, traces) {
     }
     else {
         console.log('restyle fail',astr,val,traces);
-        return new Promise.reject();
+        return Promise.reject();
     }
 
     if(Object.keys(aobj).length) gd.changed = true;
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ Plotly.relayout = function relayout(gd, astr, val) {
     gd = getGraphDiv(gd);
 
     if(gd.framework && gd.framework.isPolar) {
-        return new Promise.resolve(gd);
+        return Promise.resolve(gd);
     }
 
     var layout = gd.layout,
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ Plotly.relayout = function relayout(gd, astr, val) {
     else if(Lib.isPlainObject(astr)) aobj = astr;
     else {
         console.log('relayout fail',astr,val);
-        return new Promise.reject();
+        return Promise.reject();
     }
 
     if(Object.keys(aobj).length) gd.changed = true;
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/plot_promise_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/plot_promise_test.js
index 981d5c30d8d..56b822b3915 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/plot_promise_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/plot_promise_test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var Plotly = require('@src/plotly');
+var Events = require('@src/lib/events');
 var createGraphDiv = require('../assets/create_graph_div');
 var destroyGraphDiv = require('../assets/destroy_graph_div');
 
@@ -29,6 +30,64 @@ describe('Plotly.___ methods', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('Plotly.plot promise', function() {
+        var gd,
+            promise,
+            promiseRejected = false;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }];
+
+            gd = createGraphDiv();
+
+            Events.init(gd);
+
+            gd.on('plotly_beforeplot', function() {
+                return false;
+            });
+
+            promise = Plotly.plot(gd, data, {});
+
+            promise.then(null, function(){
+                promiseRejected = true;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should be rejected when plotly_beforeplot event handlers return false', function() {
+            expect(promiseRejected).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Plotly.plot promise', function() {
+        var gd,
+            promise,
+            promiseRejected = false;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }];
+
+            gd = createGraphDiv();
+
+            gd._dragging = true;
+
+            promise = Plotly.plot(gd, data, {});
+
+            promise.then(null, function(){
+                promiseRejected = true;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should reject the promise when graph is being dragged', function() {
+            expect(promiseRejected).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('Plotly.redraw promise', function() {
         var promise,
             promiseGd;
@@ -272,17 +331,42 @@ describe('Plotly.___ methods', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('Plotly.restyle promise', function() {
+        var promise,
+            promiseRejected = false;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }],
+                initialDiv = createGraphDiv();
+
+            Plotly.plot(initialDiv, data, {});
+
+            promise = Plotly.restyle(initialDiv, undefined, '');
+
+            promise.then(null, function(){
+                promiseRejected = true;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should be rejected when the attribute is missing', function() {
+            expect(promiseRejected).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('Plotly.relayout promise', function() {
         var promise,
             promiseGd;
 
         beforeEach(function(done) {
             var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }],
+                layout = {hovermode:'closest'},
                 initialDiv = createGraphDiv();
 
-            Plotly.plot(initialDiv, data, {});
+            Plotly.plot(initialDiv, data, layout);
 
-            promise = Plotly.relayout(initialDiv, 'title', 'Promise test!');
+            promise = Plotly.relayout(initialDiv, 'hovermode', false);
 
             promise.then(function(gd){
                 promiseGd = gd;
@@ -299,4 +383,85 @@ describe('Plotly.___ methods', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('Plotly.relayout promise', function() {
+        var promise,
+            promiseGd;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }],
+                layout = {hovermode:'closest'},
+                initialDiv = createGraphDiv();
+
+            Plotly.plot(initialDiv, data, layout);
+
+            promise = Plotly.relayout(initialDiv, 'hovermode', false);
+
+            promise.then(function(gd){
+                promiseGd = gd;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should be returned with the graph div as an argument', function() {
+            expect(promiseGd).toBeDefined();
+            expect(typeof promiseGd).toBe('object');
+            expect(promiseGd.data).toBeDefined();
+            expect(promiseGd.layout).toBeDefined();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Plotly.relayout promise', function() {
+        var promise,
+            promiseGd;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }],
+                layout = {hovermode:'closest'},
+                initialDiv = createGraphDiv();
+
+            Plotly.plot(initialDiv, data, layout);
+
+            initialDiv.framework = { isPolar: true };
+            promise = Plotly.relayout(initialDiv, 'hovermode', false);
+
+            promise.then(function(gd){
+                promiseGd = gd;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should be returned with the graph div unchanged when the framework is polar', function() {
+            expect(promiseGd).toBeDefined();
+            expect(typeof promiseGd).toBe('object');
+            expect(promiseGd.changed).toBeFalsy();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Plotly.relayout promise', function() {
+        var promise,
+            promiseRejected = false;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            var data = [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [4,5,6] }],
+                layout = {hovermode:'closest'},
+                initialDiv = createGraphDiv();
+
+            Plotly.plot(initialDiv, data, layout);
+
+            promise = Plotly.relayout(initialDiv, undefined, false);
+
+            promise.then(null, function(){
+                promiseRejected = true;
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should be rejected when the attribute is missing', function() {
+            expect(promiseRejected).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
+
 });