diff --git a/aiohttp/test_utils.py b/aiohttp/test_utils.py
index 913af71c53e..db401fed64e 100644
--- a/aiohttp/test_utils.py
+++ b/aiohttp/test_utils.py
@@ -228,24 +228,24 @@ def new_func(self):
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def loop_context():
+def loop_context(loop_factory=asyncio.new_event_loop):
     """A contextmanager that creates an event_loop, for test purposes.
 
     Handles the creation and cleanup of a test loop.
     """
-    loop = setup_test_loop()
+    loop = setup_test_loop(loop_factory)
     yield loop
     teardown_test_loop(loop)
 
 
-def setup_test_loop():
+def setup_test_loop(loop_factory=asyncio.new_event_loop):
     """Create and return an asyncio.BaseEventLoop
     instance.
 
     The caller should also call teardown_test_loop,
     once they are done with the loop.
     """
-    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    loop = loop_factory()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(None)
     return loop
 
diff --git a/tests/test_web_sendfile_functional.py b/tests/test_web_sendfile_functional.py
index 5289b49aeb1..10e6223e5ee 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_sendfile_functional.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_sendfile_functional.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import aiohttp
 from aiohttp import log, request, web
 from aiohttp.file_sender import FileSender
-from aiohttp.test_utils import unused_port
+from aiohttp.test_utils import unused_port, loop_context
 
 try:
     import ssl
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@
     ssl = False
 
 
+try:
+    import uvloop
+except:
+    uvloop = None
+
+
+LOOP_FACTORIES = [asyncio.new_event_loop]
+if uvloop:
+    LOOP_FACTORIES.append(uvloop.new_event_loop)
+
+
+@pytest.yield_fixture(params=LOOP_FACTORIES)
+def loop(request):
+    with loop_context(request.param) as loop:
+        yield loop
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=['sendfile', 'fallback'], ids=['sendfile', 'fallback'])
 def sender(request):
     def maker(*args, **kwargs):