diff --git a/tests/management/nfd-status.cpp b/tests/management/nfd-status.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include "management/nfd-status.hpp"
+#include "data.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nfd {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(NfdStatus)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(StatusEncode)
+{
+  Status status1;
+  status1.setNfdVersion(1014210635);
+  status1.setStartTimestamp(Status::Timestamp(boost::chrono::seconds(375193249)));
+  status1.setCurrentTimestamp(Status::Timestamp(boost::chrono::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
+} // namespace ndn