Test to NOT restore form state to a form with autocomplete=off. Controls in the first form should have their default values: PASS document.getElementById("input1").value is "" PASS document.getElementById("textarea1").value is "" PASS document.getElementById("select1").value is "Mac" Controls in the second form should have edited values: PASS document.getElementById("input2").value is "value2" PASS document.getElementById("textarea2").value is "good" PASS document.getElementById("select2").value is "BSD"