diff --git a/mod/resource/lib.php b/mod/resource/lib.php
index 943985404e2..b91d1e1bb44 100644
--- a/mod/resource/lib.php
+++ b/mod/resource/lib.php
@@ -475,3 +475,31 @@ function resource_dndupload_handle($uploadinfo) {
 
     return resource_add_instance($data, null);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Mark the activity completed (if required) and trigger the course_module_viewed event.
+ *
+ * @param  stdClass $resource   resource object
+ * @param  stdClass $course     course object
+ * @param  stdClass $cm         course module object
+ * @param  stdClass $context    context object
+ * @since Moodle 3.0
+ */
+function resource_view($resource, $course, $cm, $context) {
+
+    // Trigger course_module_viewed event.
+    $params = array(
+        'context' => $context,
+        'objectid' => $resource->id
+    );
+
+    $event = \mod_resource\event\course_module_viewed::create($params);
+    $event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $cm);
+    $event->add_record_snapshot('course', $course);
+    $event->add_record_snapshot('resource', $resource);
+    $event->trigger();
+
+    // Completion.
+    $completion = new completion_info($course);
+    $completion->set_module_viewed($cm);
+}
diff --git a/mod/resource/tests/lib_test.php b/mod/resource/tests/lib_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13855c3a1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/resource/tests/lib_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for mod_resource lib
+ *
+ * @package    mod_resource
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for mod_resource lib
+ *
+ * @package    mod_resource
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+class mod_resource_lib_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Prepares things before this test case is initialised
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function setUpBeforeClass() {
+        global $CFG;
+        require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/mod/resource/lib.php');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test resource_view
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function test_resource_view() {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        $CFG->enablecompletion = 1;
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        // Setup test data.
+        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course(array('enablecompletion' => 1));
+        $resource = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('resource', array('course' => $course->id),
+                                                            array('completion' => 2, 'completionview' => 1));
+        $context = context_module::instance($resource->cmid);
+        $cm = get_coursemodule_from_instance('resource', $resource->id);
+
+        // Trigger and capture the event.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+
+        resource_view($resource, $course, $cm, $context);
+
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        // 2 additional events thanks to completion.
+        $this->assertCount(3, $events);
+        $event = array_shift($events);
+
+        // Checking that the event contains the expected values.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\mod_resource\event\course_module_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals($context, $event->get_context());
+        $moodleurl = new \moodle_url('/mod/resource/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id));
+        $this->assertEquals($moodleurl, $event->get_url());
+        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($event->get_name());
+
+        // Check completion status.
+        $completion = new completion_info($course);
+        $completiondata = $completion->get_data($cm);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $completiondata->completionstate);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mod/resource/view.php b/mod/resource/view.php
index bc55f031870..74bf44d82e8 100644
--- a/mod/resource/view.php
+++ b/mod/resource/view.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 
 require('../../config.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/mod/resource/lib.php');
 require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/mod/resource/locallib.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/completionlib.php');
 
@@ -52,19 +53,8 @@ require_course_login($course, true, $cm);
 $context = context_module::instance($cm->id);
 require_capability('mod/resource:view', $context);
 
-$params = array(
-    'context' => $context,
-    'objectid' => $resource->id
-);
-$event = \mod_resource\event\course_module_viewed::create($params);
-$event->add_record_snapshot('course_modules', $cm);
-$event->add_record_snapshot('course', $course);
-$event->add_record_snapshot('resource', $resource);
-$event->trigger();
-
-// Update 'viewed' state if required by completion system
-$completion = new completion_info($course);
-$completion->set_module_viewed($cm);
+// Completion and trigger events.
+resource_view($resource, $course, $cm, $context);
 
 $PAGE->set_url('/mod/resource/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id));