diff --git a/test/transports.websocket.test.js b/test/transports.websocket.test.js
index f236f974..cccc234b 100644
--- a/test/transports.websocket.test.js
+++ b/test/transports.websocket.test.js
@@ -364,6 +364,40 @@ module.exports = {
         ws.finishClose();
       });
     });
+  },
+
+  'test sending deliverable volatile json': function (done) {
+    var cl = client(++ports)
+      , io = create(cl)
+      , messaged = false;
+
+    io.configure(function () {
+      io.set('close timeout', .05);
+    });
+
+    io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
+      socket.volatile.json.send([1, 2, 3]);
+
+      socket.on('disconnect', function () {
+        messaged.should.be.true;
+        cl.end();
+        io.server.close();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    cl.handshake(function (sid) {
+      var ws = websocket(cl, sid);
+      ws.on('message', function (msg) {
+        msg.should.eql({
+            type: 'json'
+          , data: [1, 2, 3]
+          , endpoint: ''
+        });
+        messaged = true;
+        ws.finishClose();
+      });
+    });
   }
 
 };