diff --git a/tests/virjsontest.c b/tests/virjsontest.c
index 294889a795..6b6a64d3d3 100644
--- a/tests/virjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/virjsontest.c
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_PARSE("integer", "1", NULL);
     DO_TEST_PARSE("boolean", "true", NULL);
     DO_TEST_PARSE("null", "null", NULL);
+    DO_TEST_PARSE("[]", "[]", NULL);
 
     DO_TEST_PARSE("escaping symbols", "[\"\\\"\\t\\n\\\\\"]", NULL);
     DO_TEST_PARSE("escaped strings", "[\"{\\\"blurb\\\":\\\"test\\\"}\"]", NULL);