diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/restapi/LecturesBlocksRootTest.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/restapi/LecturesBlocksRootTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4c24fa315509f7155f6a74397fb377d5bc4d925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/restapi/LecturesBlocksRootTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/**
+ * <a href="http://www.openolat.org">
+ * OpenOLAT - Online Learning and Training</a><br>
+ * <p>
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); <br>
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br>
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at the
+ * <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache homepage</a>
+ * <p>
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,<br>
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, <br>
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. <br>
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and <br>
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * <p>
+ * Initial code contributed and copyrighted by<br>
+ * frentix GmbH, http://www.frentix.com
+ * <p>
+ */
+package org.olat.restapi;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.UriBuilder;
+
+import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.type.TypeReference;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.olat.core.commons.persistence.DB;
+import org.olat.core.id.Identity;
+import org.olat.course.ICourse;
+import org.olat.modules.lecture.LectureBlock;
+import org.olat.modules.lecture.LectureService;
+import org.olat.modules.lecture.restapi.LectureBlockVO;
+import org.olat.repository.RepositoryEntry;
+import org.olat.restapi.repository.course.CoursesWebService;
+import org.olat.restapi.support.vo.CourseConfigVO;
+import org.olat.test.JunitTestHelper;
+import org.olat.test.OlatJerseyTestCase;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * Initial date: 13 sept. 2017<br>
+ * @author srosse, stephane.rosse@frentix.com, http://www.frentix.com
+ *
+ */
+public class LecturesBlocksRootTest extends OlatJerseyTestCase {
+	
+	@Autowired
+	private DB dbInstance;
+	@Autowired
+	private LectureService lectureService;
+	
+	@Test
+	public void getLecturesBlock()
+	throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+		Identity author = JunitTestHelper.createAndPersistIdentityAsAuthor("lect-root-all");
+		ICourse course = CoursesWebService.createEmptyCourse(author, "Course with absence", "Course with absence", new CourseConfigVO());
+		RepositoryEntry entry = course.getCourseEnvironment().getCourseGroupManager().getCourseEntry();
+		LectureBlock block = createLectureBlock(entry);
+		dbInstance.commit();
+		lectureService.addTeacher(block, author);
+		dbInstance.commit();
+
+		RestConnection conn = new RestConnection();
+		Assert.assertTrue(conn.login("administrator", "openolat"));
+
+		URI uri = UriBuilder.fromUri(getContextURI()).path("repo").path("lectures").build();
+		HttpGet method = conn.createGet(uri, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON, true);
+		HttpResponse response = conn.execute(method);
+		
+		Assert.assertEquals(200, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+		List<LectureBlockVO> voList = parseLectureBlockArray(response.getEntity().getContent());
+		Assert.assertNotNull(voList);
+		Assert.assertFalse(voList.isEmpty());
+		
+		LectureBlockVO lectureBlockVo = null;
+		for(LectureBlockVO vo:voList) {
+			if(vo.getKey().equals(block.getKey())) {
+				lectureBlockVo = vo;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Assert.assertNotNull(lectureBlockVo);
+		Assert.assertEquals(block.getKey(), lectureBlockVo.getKey());
+		Assert.assertEquals(entry.getKey(), lectureBlockVo.getRepoEntryKey());
+	}
+	
+	@Test
+	public void getLecturesBlock_date()
+	throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
+		Identity author = JunitTestHelper.createAndPersistIdentityAsAuthor("lect-root-1");
+		ICourse course = CoursesWebService.createEmptyCourse(author, "Course with absence", "Course with absence", new CourseConfigVO());
+		RepositoryEntry entry = course.getCourseEnvironment().getCourseGroupManager().getCourseEntry();
+		LectureBlock block = createLectureBlock(entry);
+		dbInstance.commit();
+		lectureService.addTeacher(block, author);
+		dbInstance.commit();
+
+		RestConnection conn = new RestConnection();
+		Assert.assertTrue(conn.login("administrator", "openolat"));
+
+		String date = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'hh:mm:ss").format(new Date());
+		URI uri = UriBuilder.fromUri(getContextURI()).path("repo").path("lectures").queryParam("date", date).build();
+		HttpGet method = conn.createGet(uri, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON, true);
+		HttpResponse response = conn.execute(method);
+		
+		Assert.assertEquals(200, response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+		List<LectureBlockVO> voList = parseLectureBlockArray(response.getEntity().getContent());
+		Assert.assertNotNull(voList);
+		Assert.assertFalse(voList.isEmpty());
+		
+		LectureBlockVO lectureBlockVo = null;
+		for(LectureBlockVO vo:voList) {
+			if(vo.getKey().equals(block.getKey())) {
+				lectureBlockVo = vo;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Assert.assertNotNull(lectureBlockVo);
+		Assert.assertEquals(block.getKey(), lectureBlockVo.getKey());
+		Assert.assertEquals(entry.getKey(), lectureBlockVo.getRepoEntryKey());
+	}
+	
+	private LectureBlock createLectureBlock(RepositoryEntry entry) {
+		LectureBlock lectureBlock = lectureService.createLectureBlock(entry);
+		lectureBlock.setStartDate(new Date());
+		lectureBlock.setEndDate(new Date());
+		lectureBlock.setTitle("Hello lecturers");
+		lectureBlock.setPlannedLecturesNumber(4);
+		return lectureService.save(lectureBlock, null);
+	}
+	
+	protected List<LectureBlockVO> parseLectureBlockArray(InputStream body) {
+		try {
+			ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(jsonFactory); 
+			return mapper.readValue(body, new TypeReference<List<LectureBlockVO>>(){/* */});
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/CourseElementTest.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/CourseElementTest.java
index 5bf8f160b86a0db04f6706cf4abdacfdb96155c4..e404b946e5ecaa2e9de01b54171bd616c52e1979 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/CourseElementTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/selenium/CourseElementTest.java
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * <a href="http://www.openolat.org">
+ * OpenOLAT - Online Learning and Training</a><br>
+ * <p>
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); <br>
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.<br>
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at the
+ * <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache homepage</a>
+ * <p>
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,<br>
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, <br>
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. <br>
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and <br>
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * <p>
+ * Initial code contributed and copyrighted by<br>
+ * frentix GmbH, http://www.frentix.com
+ * <p>
+ */
 package org.olat.selenium;
 
 import java.io.File;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java b/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java
index 92c7831b2c41a909e25dca429890dae71d5e0ee8..37406e03b0a72d48934d4567ef31a27cf5162951 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/olat/test/AllTestsJunit4.java
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ import org.junit.runners.Suite;
 	org.olat.restapi.I18nTest.class,
 	org.olat.restapi.MyForumsTest.class,
 	org.olat.restapi.LecturesBlocksTest.class,
+	org.olat.restapi.LecturesBlocksRootTest.class,
 	org.olat.restapi.LecturesBlockRollCallTest.class,
 	org.olat.restapi.NotificationsTest.class,
 	org.olat.restapi.NotificationsSubscribersTest.class,