diff --git a/tests/management/nfd-face-status.cpp b/tests/management/nfd-face-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-face-status.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace nfd {
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(NfdFaceStatus)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Encode)
+{
+  FaceStatus status1;
+  status1.setFaceId(100)
+         .setRemoteUri("tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363")
+         .setLocalUri("tcp4://192.0.2.2:55555")
+         .setFlags(FACE_IS_ON_DEMAND)
+         .setNInInterests(10)
+         .setNInDatas(200)
+         .setNOutInterests(3000)
+         .setNOutDatas(4);
+
+  Block wire;
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(wire = status1.wireEncode());
+
+  // These octets are obtained by the snippet below.
+  // This check is intended to detect unexpected encoding change in the future.
+  //for (Buffer::const_iterator it = wire.begin(); it != wire.end(); ++it) {
+  //  printf("0x%02x, ", *it);
+  //}
+  static const uint8_t expected[] = {
+    0x80, 0x42, 0x69, 0x01, 0x64, 0x72, 0x15, 0x74, 0x63, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a,
+    0x2f, 0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x31, 0x3a,
+    0x36, 0x33, 0x36, 0x33, 0x81, 0x16, 0x74, 0x63, 0x70, 0x34, 0x3a, 0x2f,
+    0x2f, 0x31, 0x39, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x30, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x2e, 0x32, 0x3a, 0x35,
+    0x35, 0x35, 0x35, 0x35, 0xc2, 0x01, 0x02, 0x90, 0x01, 0x0a, 0x91, 0x01,
+    0xc8, 0x92, 0x02, 0x0b, 0xb8, 0x93, 0x01, 0x04
+  };
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(expected, expected + sizeof(expected),
+                                  wire.begin(), wire.end());
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(FaceStatus(wire));
+  FaceStatus status2(wire);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getFaceId(), status2.getFaceId());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getRemoteUri(), status2.getRemoteUri());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getLocalUri(), status2.getLocalUri());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getFlags(), status2.getFlags());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNInInterests(), status2.getNInInterests());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNInDatas(), status2.getNInDatas());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNOutInterests(), status2.getNOutInterests());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(status1.getNOutDatas(), status2.getNOutDatas());
+
+  std::ostringstream os;
+  os << status2;
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(os.str(), "FaceStatus(FaceID: 100, "
+                              "RemoteUri: tcp4://192.0.2.1:6363, "
+                              "LocalUri: tcp4://192.0.2.2:55555, "
+                              "Flags: 2, "
+                              "Counters: 10|200|3000|4)");
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
+
+} // namespace nfd
+} // namespace ndn