diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1937d7d3..4c6134ef 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ dev = [
     "pooch",                        # Required by doctest for fetch module
     "dandi",                        # Required by doctest for fetch module
     "seaborn",                      # Required by doctest for _documentation_utils module
+    "myst-nb",                      # Test myst_nb utils for glue
 ]
 docs = [
     "numpydoc",
diff --git a/tests/test_myst_nb_glue_utils.py b/tests/test_myst_nb_glue_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..372a6c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_myst_nb_glue_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import pytest
+from myst_nb import glue
+
+import nemos._documentation_utils._myst_nb_glue as myst_utils
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def functions():
+
+    def func(x, y, z):
+        # func body
+        return x + y + z
+
+    def func_multiline_init(
+        long_variable_names,
+        multi_line_init_with_black,
+        multi_line_init_with_black_1,
+        multi_line_init_with_black_3,
+    ):
+        # func_multiline_init body
+        return
+
+    def func_multiline_return(
+        long_variable_names,
+        multi_line_init_with_black,
+        multi_line_init_with_black_1,
+        multi_line_init_with_black_3,
+    ):
+        # func_multiline_return body
+        return (
+            long_variable_names,
+            multi_line_init_with_black,
+            multi_line_init_with_black_1,
+            multi_line_init_with_black_3,
+        )
+
+    @myst_utils.capture_print
+    def func_decorated(
+        long_variable_names,
+        multi_line_init_with_black,
+        multi_line_init_with_black_1,
+        multi_line_init_with_black_3,
+    ):
+        # func_decorated body
+        return (
+            long_variable_names,
+            multi_line_init_with_black,
+            multi_line_init_with_black_1,
+            multi_line_init_with_black_3,
+        )
+
+    return (
+        (func, "# func body"),
+        (func_multiline_init, "# func_multiline_init body"),
+        (func_multiline_return, "# func_multiline_return body"),
+        (func_decorated, "# func_decorated body"),
+    )
+
+
+def test_parse_func_body(functions):
+    for func, expected in functions:
+        assert myst_utils.extract_body_exclude_def_and_return(func) == expected
+
+
+def test_capture_out():
+    @myst_utils.capture_print
+    def func(x):
+        print(x)
+        return 2 * x
+
+    out, doubled = func(4)
+    assert doubled == 8
+    assert out == "4\n"
+
+
+def test_glue_formatted_str():
+    out = myst_utils.FormattedString("string")
+    capture_glue = myst_utils.capture_print(glue)
+    out, _ = capture_glue("out-string", out)
+    assert out == "string\n"
+    out2, _ = capture_glue("not-formatted", "string")
+    assert out2 == "'string'\n"
+
+
+def test_gluing_does_not_display():
+    func = myst_utils.capture_print(myst_utils.glue_two_step_convolve)
+    out, _ = func()
+    assert out == ""