diff --git a/src/ping.rs b/src/ping.rs
index d4044f477d8cd534dbe7ce68356cbe81e010126a..fa696d08bbc472cff36cc40a83d83eb98f3af2d7 100644
--- a/src/ping.rs
+++ b/src/ping.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ mod tests {
         Ping::try_from(elem).unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialise() {
+        let elem1 = Element::from(Ping);
+        let elem2: Element = "<ping xmlns='urn:xmpp:ping'/>".parse().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(elem1, elem2);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_invalid() {
         let elem: Element = "<ping xmlns='urn:xmpp:ping'><coucou/></ping>".parse().unwrap();