diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/Makefile.am b/testsuite/css/nodes/Makefile.am
index 102852df39..c00eaef18b 100644
--- a/testsuite/css/nodes/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ test_data = \
 	expander.rtl.ui		expander.rtl.nodes	\
 	levelbar.ltr.ui 	levelbar.ltr.nodes	\
 	levelbar.rtl.ui 	levelbar.rtl.nodes	\
-	notebook.ui 		notebook.nodes 		\
+	notebook.top.ui 	notebook.top.nodes 	\
+	notebook.left.ui 	notebook.left.nodes 	\
+	notebook.right.ui 	notebook.right.nodes 	\
+	notebook.bottom.ui 	notebook.bottom.nodes 	\
 	paned.ltr.ui		paned.ltr.nodes		\
 	paned.rtl.ui		paned.rtl.nodes		\
 	progressbar.ui 		progressbar.nodes 	\
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.bottom.nodes b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.bottom.nodes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0177d1349a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.bottom.nodes
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[window.background:dir(ltr)]
+  decoration:dir(ltr)
+  notebook.frame:dir(ltr)
+    stack:dir(ltr)
+      button#page1.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+      button#page2.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+    header.bottom:dir(ltr)
+      button#start.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+      tabs:dir(ltr)
+        tab:active:dir(ltr)
+          label#tab1:dir(ltr)
+        tab:dir(ltr)
+          label#tab2:dir(ltr)
+      button#end.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.bottom.ui b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.bottom.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..176d2b8664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.bottom.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->
+  <object class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="type">popup</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkNotebook">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="tab-pos">bottom</property>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page1</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Yes</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="tab">
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="name">tab1</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 1</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page2</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">No</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="tab">
+          <object class="GtkLabel" id="tab2">
+            <property name="name">tab2</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 2</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-start">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">start</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-end">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">end</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.left.nodes b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.left.nodes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad04ef9ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.left.nodes
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[window.background:dir(ltr)]
+  decoration:dir(ltr)
+  notebook.frame:dir(ltr)
+    header.left:dir(ltr)
+      button#start.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+      tabs:dir(ltr)
+        tab:active:dir(ltr)
+          label#tab1:dir(ltr)
+        tab:dir(ltr)
+          label#tab2:dir(ltr)
+      button#end.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+    stack:dir(ltr)
+      button#page1.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+      button#page2.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.left.ui b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.left.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c2d820ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.left.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->
+  <object class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="type">popup</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkNotebook">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="tab-pos">left</property>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page1</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Yes</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="tab">
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="name">tab1</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 1</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page2</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">No</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="tab">
+          <object class="GtkLabel" id="tab2">
+            <property name="name">tab2</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 2</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-start">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">start</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-end">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">end</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.nodes b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.nodes
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e1288e14e..0000000000
--- a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.nodes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-[window.background:dir(ltr)]
-  decoration:dir(ltr)
-  notebook.frame:dir(ltr)
-    header.top:dir(ltr)
-      button.text-button:dir(ltr)
-        label:dir(ltr)
-      tabs:dir(ltr)
-        tab:active:dir(ltr)
-          label:dir(ltr)
-        tab:dir(ltr)
-          label:dir(ltr)
-    stack:dir(ltr)
-      button.text-button:dir(ltr)
-        label:dir(ltr)
-      button.text-button:dir(ltr)
-        label:dir(ltr)
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.right.nodes b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.right.nodes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..500331cc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.right.nodes
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[window.background:dir(ltr)]
+  decoration:dir(ltr)
+  notebook.frame:dir(ltr)
+    stack:dir(ltr)
+      button#page1.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+      button#page2.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+    header.right:dir(ltr)
+      button#start.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
+      tabs:dir(ltr)
+        tab:active:dir(ltr)
+          label#tab1:dir(ltr)
+        tab:dir(ltr)
+          label#tab2:dir(ltr)
+      button#end.text-button:dir(ltr)
+        label:dir(ltr)
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.right.ui b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.right.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bea7d947e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.right.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->
+  <object class="GtkWindow" id="window1">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="type">popup</property>
+    <child>
+      <object class="GtkNotebook">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="tab-pos">right</property>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page1</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Yes</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="tab">
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="name">tab1</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 1</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page2</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">No</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="tab">
+          <object class="GtkLabel" id="tab2">
+            <property name="name">tab2</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 2</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-start">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">start</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-end">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">end</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.ui b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.top.ui
similarity index 64%
rename from testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.ui
rename to testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.top.ui
index 8fb9a0f1ed..a080a52d1d 100644
--- a/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.ui
+++ b/testsuite/css/nodes/notebook.top.ui
@@ -5,34 +5,46 @@
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
     <property name="type">popup</property>
     <child>
-      <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook1">
+      <object class="GtkNotebook">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkButton" id="page1">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page1</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Yes</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child type="tab">
-          <object class="GtkLabel" id="tab1">
+          <object class="GtkLabel">
+            <property name="name">tab1</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 1</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child>
-          <object class="GtkButton" id="page2">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">page2</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">No</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child type="tab">
           <object class="GtkLabel" id="tab2">
+            <property name="name">tab2</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Tab 2</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
           </object>
         </child>
         <child type="action-start">
-          <object class="GtkButton" id="action">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">start</property>
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+          </object>
+        </child>
+        <child type="action-end">
+          <object class="GtkButton">
+            <property name="name">end</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Action</property>
             <property name="visible">True</property>
           </object>