diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bf7a01d..6151fad 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ add_executable( all_tests all_tests.cpp
                           thread/thread_tests.cpp
                           bloom_test.cpp
                           real128_test.cpp
+                          serialization_test.cpp
                           time_test.cpp
                           utf8_test.cpp
                           )
diff --git a/tests/serialization_test.cpp b/tests/serialization_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e35f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/serialization_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <fc/log/logger.hpp>
+
+#include <fc/container/flat.hpp>
+#include <fc/io/raw.hpp>
+
+namespace fc { namespace test {
+
+   struct item;
+   inline bool operator < ( const item& a, const item& b );
+   inline bool operator == ( const item& a, const item& b );
+
+   struct item_wrapper
+   {
+      item_wrapper() {}
+      item_wrapper(item&& it) { v.reserve(1); v.insert( it ); }
+      boost::container::flat_set<struct item> v;
+   };
+   inline bool operator < ( const item_wrapper& a, const item_wrapper& b );
+   inline bool operator == ( const item_wrapper& a, const item_wrapper& b );
+
+   struct item
+   {
+      item(int32_t lvl = 0) : level(lvl) {}
+      item(item_wrapper&& wp, int32_t lvl = 0) : level(lvl), w(wp) {}
+      int32_t      level;
+      item_wrapper w;
+   };
+
+   inline bool operator == ( const item& a, const item& b )
+   { return ( std::tie( a.level, a.w ) == std::tie( b.level, b.w ) ); }
+
+   inline bool operator < ( const item& a, const item& b )
+   { return ( std::tie( a.level, a.w ) < std::tie( b.level, b.w ) ); }
+
+   inline bool operator == ( const item_wrapper& a, const item_wrapper& b )
+   { return ( std::tie( a.v ) == std::tie( b.v ) ); }
+
+   inline bool operator < ( const item_wrapper& a, const item_wrapper& b )
+   { return ( std::tie( a.v ) < std::tie( b.v ) ); }
+
+} }
+
+FC_REFLECT( fc::test::item_wrapper, (v) );
+FC_REFLECT( fc::test::item, (level)(w) );
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(fc_serialization)
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( nested_objects_test )
+{ try {
+
+   auto create_nested_object = []( uint32_t level )
+   {
+      ilog( "Creating nested object with ${lv} level(s)", ("lv",level) );
+      fc::test::item nested;
+      for( uint32_t i = 1; i <= level; i++ )
+      {
+         if( i % 100 == 0 )
+            ilog( "Creating level ${lv}", ("lv",i) );
+         fc::test::item_wrapper wp( std::move(nested) );
+         nested = fc::test::item( std::move(wp), i );
+      }
+      return nested;
+   };
+
+   // 100 levels, should be allowed
+   {
+      auto nested = create_nested_object( 100 );
+
+      std::stringstream ss;
+
+      BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "About to pack." );
+      fc::raw::pack( ss, nested );
+
+      BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "About to unpack." );
+      fc::test::item unpacked;
+      fc::raw::unpack( ss, unpacked );
+
+      BOOST_CHECK( unpacked == nested );
+   }
+
+   // 150 levels, by default packing will fail
+   {
+      auto nested = create_nested_object( 150 );
+
+      std::stringstream ss;
+
+      BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "About to pack." );
+      BOOST_CHECK_THROW( fc::raw::pack( ss, nested ), fc::assert_exception );
+   }
+
+   // 150 levels and allow packing, unpacking will fail
+   {
+      auto nested = create_nested_object( 150 );
+
+      std::stringstream ss;
+
+      BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "About to pack." );
+      fc::raw::pack( ss, nested, 1500 );
+
+      BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE( "About to unpack." );
+      fc::test::item unpacked;
+      BOOST_CHECK_THROW( fc::raw::unpack( ss, unpacked ), fc::assert_exception );
+   }
+
+} FC_CAPTURE_LOG_AND_RETHROW ( (0) ) }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()