diff --git a/test/py/SerializationTest.py b/test/py/SerializationTest.py
index 0664146..946f848 100755
--- a/test/py/SerializationTest.py
+++ b/test/py/SerializationTest.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 from DebugProtoTest.ttypes import CompactProtoTestStruct, Empty
 from thrift.transport import TTransport
 from thrift.transport import TSocket
-from thrift.protocol import TBinaryProtocol, TCompactProtocol
+from thrift.protocol import TBinaryProtocol, TCompactProtocol, TJSONProtocol
 from thrift.TSerialization import serialize, deserialize
 import unittest
 import time
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@
 class CompactProtocolTest(AbstractTest):
   protocol_factory = TCompactProtocol.TCompactProtocolFactory()
 
+class JSONProtocolTest(AbstractTest):
+  protocol_factory = TJSONProtocol.TJSONProtocolFactory()
+
 class AcceleratedFramedTest(unittest.TestCase):
   def testSplit(self):
     """Test FramedTransport and BinaryProtocolAccelerated
@@ -349,6 +352,7 @@
   suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(NormalBinaryTest))
   suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(AcceleratedBinaryTest))
   suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(CompactProtocolTest))
+  suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(JSONProtocolTest))
   suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(AcceleratedFramedTest))
   suite.addTest(loader.loadTestsFromTestCase(SerializersTest))
   return suite