diff --git a/backend/tests/controllers/qol.ts b/backend/tests/controllers/qol.ts
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+export function checkReturnList(jsonMock: Mock, listName: string) {
+	expect(jsonMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+	const result = jsonMock.mock.lastCall![0];
+		
+	expect(listName in result).toBeTruthy();
+}
+
+export function checkReturn404(jsonMock: Mock, statusMock: Mock) {
+		expect(statusMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(404);
+		expect(jsonMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+}
diff --git a/backend/tests/controllers/submissions.test.ts b/backend/tests/controllers/submissions.test.ts
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+import { setupTestApp } from '../setup-tests.js';
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, beforeEach, vi, Mock } from 'vitest';
+import { getSubmissionHandler } from '../../src/controllers/submissions.js';
+import { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { checkReturn404, checkReturnList } from './qol.js';
+
+
+function createRequestObject(hruid: string, submissionNumber: string) {
+	return {
+		params: {
+			hruid: hruid,
+			id: submissionNumber,
+		},
+		query: {
+			language: 'nl',
+			version: '1',
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+describe('Submission controllers', () => {
+    let req: Partial<Request>;
+    let res: Partial<Response>;
+
+    let jsonMock: Mock;
+    let statusMock: Mock;
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        await setupTestApp();
+    });
+  
+    beforeEach(async () =>  {
+        jsonMock = vi.fn();
+        statusMock = vi.fn().mockReturnThis();
+
+        res = {
+            json: jsonMock,
+            status: statusMock,
+        };
+    });
+
+    it('should return a 404 and error if submission is not found', async () => {
+		req = createRequestObject('id01', '1000000');
+
+		await getSubmissionHandler(req as Request, res as Response);
+
+		checkReturn404(jsonMock, statusMock);
+	});
+
+	it('should return a 404 and error if learningobject is not found', async () => {
+		req = createRequestObject('doesnotexist', '1000000');
+
+		await getSubmissionHandler(req as Request, res as Response);
+
+		checkReturn404(jsonMock, statusMock);
+	});
+
+	it('should return an existing submission', async () => {
+		req = createRequestObject('id01', '1');
+
+		await getSubmissionHandler(req as Request, res as Response);
+
+		console.log(jsonMock.mock.lastCall![0]);
+		// TODO
+	});
+
+	it('should return a list of submissions for a learning object', async () => {
+		req = createRequestObject('id01', 'irrelevant');
+
+	});
+});
+