diff --git a/test/serialization_test_properties.cpp b/test/serialization_test_properties.cpp
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+++ b/test/serialization_test_properties.cpp
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+#include "serialization_tests.hpp"
+#include "elog_entry.hpp"
+#include "elog_serialize.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+namespace test
+{
+
+TEST_F(TestSerialization, testProperties)
+{
+    auto id = 99;
+    phosphor::logging::AssociationList assocations{};
+    std::vector<std::string> testData{"additional", "data"};
+    uint64_t timestamp{100};
+    std::string message{"test error"};
+    auto input = std::make_unique<Entry>(
+                     bus,
+                     std::string(OBJ_ENTRY) + '/' + std::to_string(id),
+                     id,
+                     timestamp,
+                     Entry::Level::Informational,
+                     std::move(message),
+                     std::move(testData),
+                     std::move(assocations),
+                     manager);
+    auto path = serialize(*input, TestSerialization::dir);
+
+    auto idStr = path.filename().c_str();
+    id = std::stol(idStr);
+    auto output = std::make_unique<Entry>(
+                      bus,
+                      std::string(OBJ_ENTRY) + '/' + idStr,
+                      id,
+                      manager);
+    deserialize(path, *output);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->id(), output->id());
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->severity(), output->severity());
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->timestamp(), output->timestamp());
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->message(), output->message());
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->additionalData(), output->additionalData());
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->resolved(), output->resolved());
+    EXPECT_EQ(input->associations(), output->associations());
+}
+
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace logging
+} // namespace phosphor
+
+