1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/jq_tests.py b/tests/jq_tests.py
index bcacdca..e5b0b5e 100644
--- a/tests/jq_tests.py
+++ b/tests/jq_tests.py
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ class TestJvToPython(object):
         assert_equal("x", program.input(text='"x"').first())
         assert_equal("xyz", program.input(text='"xyz"').first())
 
+    def test_strings_containing_null_characters_are_preserved(self):
+        program = jq.compile(".")
+
+        result = program.input("a\x00b").first()
+
+        assert_equal("a\x00b", result)
+
     def test_program_preserves_arrays(self):
         program = jq.compile(".")