diff --git a/tests/management/test-nfd-control.cpp b/tests/management/test-nfd-control.cpp
index 2b4b3cc..a3ca371 100644
--- a/tests/management/test-nfd-control.cpp
+++ b/tests/management/test-nfd-control.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "management/nfd-face-management-options.hpp"
 #include "management/nfd-face-event-notification.hpp"
 #include "management/nfd-face-status.hpp"
+#include "management/nfd-status.hpp"
+#include "data.hpp"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/test/output_test_stream.hpp>
@@ -226,6 +228,43 @@
   }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(NfdStatusEncode)
+{
+  Status status1;
+  status1.setNfdVersion(1014210635);
+  status1.setStartTimestamp(time::fromUnixTimestamp(time::seconds(375193249)));
+  status1.setCurrentTimestamp(time::fromUnixTimestamp(time::seconds(1886109034)));
+  status1.setNNameTreeEntries(1849943160);
+  status1.setNFibEntries(621739748);
+  status1.setNPitEntries(482129741);
+  status1.setNMeasurementsEntries(1771725298);
+  status1.setNCsEntries(1264968688);
+  status1.setNInInterests(612811615);
+  status1.setNOutInterests(952144445);
+  status1.setNInDatas(1843576050);
+  status1.setNOutDatas(138198826);
+
+  EncodingBuffer buffer;
+  status1.wireEncode(buffer);
+
+  Data data;
+  data.setContent(buffer.buf(), buffer.size());
+
+  Status status2(data.getContent());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNfdVersion(), status2.getNfdVersion());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getStartTimestamp(), status2.getStartTimestamp());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getCurrentTimestamp(), status2.getCurrentTimestamp());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNNameTreeEntries(), status2.getNNameTreeEntries());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNFibEntries(), status2.getNFibEntries());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNPitEntries(), status2.getNPitEntries());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNMeasurementsEntries(), status2.getNMeasurementsEntries());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNCsEntries(), status2.getNCsEntries());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNInInterests(), status2.getNInInterests());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNOutInterests(), status2.getNOutInterests());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNInDatas(), status2.getNInDatas());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNOutDatas(), status2.getNOutDatas());
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 } // namespace nfd