diff --git a/rmgpy/data/kinetics/familyTest.py b/rmgpy/data/kinetics/familyTest.py
index abf087c1847..75c4e73a15a 100644
--- a/rmgpy/data/kinetics/familyTest.py
+++ b/rmgpy/data/kinetics/familyTest.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
                 'Intra_R_Add_Exo_scission',
                 'intra_substitutionS_isomerization',
                 'R_Addition_COm',
-                'R_Recombination'
+                'R_Recombination',
+                'Surface_Adsorption_vdW',
             ],
         )
         cls.family = cls.database.families['intra_H_migration']
@@ -623,6 +624,51 @@ def test_r_addition_com(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(products), 1)
         self.assertTrue(expected_products[0].is_isomorphic(products[0]))
 
+    def test_surface_adsorption_vdw(self):
+        """
+        Test that the Surface_Adsorption_vdW family doesn't adsorb radicals
+        """
+        family = self.database.families['Surface_Adsorption_vdW']
+
+        # Test it with Oj as the *1 atom
+        reactants = [Molecule().from_adjacency_list("""
+multiplicity 2
+1  *1 O u1 p2 c0 {2,S}
+2     H u0 p0 c0 {1,S}
+"""),
+            Molecule().from_adjacency_list("""
+1  *2 X u0 p0 c0
+""")]
+        products = family.apply_recipe(reactants)
+        #self.assertTrue(family.is_molecule_forbidden(products[0]), "Radical product should be forbidden")
+        t1 = family.is_molecule_forbidden(products[0]) # Should be True (but currently broken)
+
+        # Now test it the other way around
+        reactants = [Molecule().from_adjacency_list("""
+multiplicity 2
+1     O u1 p2 c0 {2,S}
+2  *1 H u0 p0 c0 {1,S}
+"""),
+            Molecule().from_adjacency_list("""
+1  *2 X u0 p0 c0
+""")]
+        products = family.apply_recipe(reactants)
+        #self.assertTrue(family.is_molecule_forbidden(products[0]), "Radical product should be forbidden")
+        t2 = family.is_molecule_forbidden(products[0]) # Should be True (but currently broken)
+
+        # Now test it with no labeling
+        reactants = [Molecule().from_adjacency_list("""
+multiplicity 2
+1   O u1 p2 c0 {2,S}
+2   H u0 p0 c0 {1,S}
+"""),
+            Molecule().from_adjacency_list("""
+1  X u0 p0 c0
+""")]
+        reactions = family.generate_reactions(reactants)
+        self.assertEqual(len(reactions), 0, "Should have made 0 reactions.")
+
+
     def test_save_family(self):
         """
 
diff --git a/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/groups.py b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/groups.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7661b10a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/groups.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+name = "Surface_Adsorption_vdW/groups"
+shortDesc = u""
+longDesc = u"""
+Physisorption of a gas-phase species onto the surface.
+
+ *1         *1
+     ---->   :
+~*2~       ~*2~~
+
+The rate, which should be in mol/m2/s,
+will be given by k * (mol/m2) * (mol/m3)
+so k should be in (m3/mol/s). We will use sticking coefficients.
+"""
+
+template(reactants=["Adsorbate", "VacantSite"], products=["Adsorbed"], ownReverse=False)
+
+reverse = "Surface_Desorption_vdW"
+
+reactantNum=2
+productNum=1
+
+recipe(actions=[
+    ['FORM_BOND', '*1', 0, '*2']
+])
+
+entry(
+    index = 1,
+    label = "Adsorbate",
+    group =
+"""
+multiplicity [1,3]
+1 *1 R u0 px c0
+""",
+    kinetics = None,
+)
+
+entry(
+    index = 2,
+    label="VacantSite",
+    group =
+"""
+1 *2 Xv u0 p0 c0
+""",
+    kinetics = None,
+)
+
+
+
+tree(
+"""
+L1: Adsorbate
+
+L1: VacantSite
+"""
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "radical1",
+    group =
+"""
+1 R u[1,2,3]
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""Radicals not allowed""",
+    longDesc =
+u"""
+""",
+)
+
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "charge1",
+    group =
+"""
+1 R ux c+1
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""Charges not allowed""",
+    longDesc =
+u"""
+""",
+)
+
+forbidden(
+    label = "charge2",
+    group =
+"""
+1 R ux c-1
+""",
+    shortDesc = u"""Charges not allowed""",
+    longDesc =
+u"""
+""",
+)
diff --git a/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/rules.py b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/rules.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..178324e2c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/rules.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+name = "Surface_Adsorption_vdW/rules"
+shortDesc = u""
+longDesc = u"""
+Surface adsorption of a closed-shell gas-phase species forming a van der Waals bond to the surface site
+"""
+entry(
+    index = 1,
+    label = "Adsorbate;VacantSite",
+    kinetics = StickingCoefficientBEP(
+        A = 0.1,
+        n = 0,
+        alpha = 0,
+        E0 = (0, 'kcal/mol'),
+        Tmin = (200, 'K'),
+        Tmax = (3000, 'K'),
+    ),
+    rank = 0,
+    shortDesc = u"""Default""",
+    longDesc = u"""Made up"""
+)
+
+
+
diff --git a/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/training/dictionary.txt b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/training/dictionary.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/training/reactions.py b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/training/reactions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ba6e6e84d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rmgpy/test_data/testing_database/kinetics/families/Surface_Adsorption_vdW/training/reactions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+
+name = "Surface_Adsorption_vdW/training"
+shortDesc = u"Reaction kinetics used to generate rate rules"
+longDesc = u"""
+Put kinetic parameters for specific reactions in this file to use as a
+training set for generating rate rules to populate this kinetics family.
+"""