diff --git a/tests/test_configuration.py b/tests/test_configuration.py
index 641acfc3..d62ce173 100644
--- a/tests/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/test_configuration.py
@@ -56,14 +56,39 @@ config = {
 			'col2': 2,
 			'col3': 3,
 			'col4': 4,
+			'col5': 5,
+			'col6': 6,
+			'col7': 7,
+			'col8': 8,
+			'col9': 9,
+			'col10': 10,
+			'col11': 11,
+			'col12': 12,
 		},
 		'gradients': {
 		},
 	},
+	'colorschemes/test/__main__': {
+		'groups': {
+			'm1': 'g1',
+			'm2': 'g3',
+			'm3': {'fg': 'col11', 'bg': 'col12', 'attr': []},
+		}
+	},
+	'colorschemes/default': {
+		'groups': {
+			'g1': {'fg': 'col5', 'bg': 'col6', 'attr': []},
+			'g2': {'fg': 'col7', 'bg': 'col8', 'attr': []},
+			'g3': {'fg': 'col9', 'bg': 'col10', 'attr': []},
+		}
+	},
 	'colorschemes/test/default': {
 		'groups': {
 			'str1': {'fg': 'col1', 'bg': 'col2', 'attr': ['bold']},
 			'str2': {'fg': 'col3', 'bg': 'col4', 'attr': ['underline']},
+			'd1': 'g2',
+			'd2': 'm2',
+			'd3': 'm3',
 		},
 	},
 	'colorschemes/vim/default': {
@@ -106,13 +131,15 @@ def add_p_arg(func):
 	return f
 
 
-class TestLines(TestCase):
+class TestRender(TestCase):
 	def assertRenderEqual(self, p, output, **kwargs):
 		self.assertEqual(p.render(**kwargs).replace(' ', ' '), output)
 
 	def assertRenderLinesEqual(self, p, output, **kwargs):
 		self.assertEqual([l.replace(' ', ' ') for l in p.render_above_lines(**kwargs)], output)
 
+
+class TestLines(TestRender):
 	@add_p_arg
 	def test_without_above(self, p):
 		self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{121} s{24}>>{344}g{34}>{34}<{344}f {--}')
@@ -144,6 +171,115 @@ class TestLines(TestCase):
 				], width=10)
 
 
+class TestColorschemesHierarchy(TestRender):
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('a', 'd1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('b', 'd2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('c', 'd3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('A', 'm1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('B', 'm2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('C', 'm3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('1', 'g1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('2', 'g2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('3', 'g3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{78} a{910}b{1112}c{56}A{910}B{1112}C{56}1{78}2{910}3{--}')
+
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects_no_main(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			del config['colorschemes/test/__main__']
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('a', 'd1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('1', 'g1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('2', 'g2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('3', 'g3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{78} a{56}1{78}2{910}3{--}')
+
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects_no_top_default(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			del config['colorschemes/default']
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('c', 'd3', draw_soft_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('C', 'm3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{1112} c{1112}C{--}')
+
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects_no_test_default(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			del config['colorschemes/test/default']
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('A', 'm1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('B', 'm2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('C', 'm3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('1', 'g1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('2', 'g2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('3', 'g3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} A{910}B{1112}C{56}1{78}2{910}3{--}')
+
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects_only_main(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			del config['colorschemes/default']
+			del config['colorschemes/test/default']
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('C', 'm3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			# Powerline is not able to work without default colorscheme 
+			# somewhere, thus it will output error string
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, 'colorschemes/test/default')
+
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects_only_top_default(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			del config['colorschemes/test/__main__']
+			del config['colorschemes/test/default']
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('1', 'g1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('2', 'g2', draw_hard_divider=False),
+					highlighted_string('3', 'g3', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{56} 1{78}2{910}3{--}')
+
+	@add_p_arg
+	def test_group_redirects_only_test_default(self, p):
+		with replace_item(globals(), 'config', deepcopy(config)):
+			del config['colorschemes/default']
+			del config['colorschemes/test/__main__']
+			config['themes/test/default']['segments'] = {
+				'left': [
+					highlighted_string('s', 'str1', draw_hard_divider=False),
+				],
+				'right': [],
+			}
+			self.assertRenderEqual(p, '{121} s{--}')
+
+
 class TestVim(TestCase):
 	def test_environ_update(self):
 		# Regression test: test that segment obtains environment from vim, not