diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 881c7e7..c6123ed 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_parse_LDADD = $(LIBJSON_LA)
 
 test_locale_LDADD = $(LIBJSON_LA)
 
-TESTS = test1.test test2.test test4.test testReplaceExisting.test parse_int64.test test_null.test test_cast.test test_parse.test
+TESTS = test1.test test2.test test4.test testReplaceExisting.test parse_int64.test test_null.test test_cast.test test_parse.test test_locale.test
 
 TESTS+= test_printbuf.test
 check_PROGRAMS+=test_printbuf
diff --git a/tests/test_locale.expected b/tests/test_locale.expected
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8031785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_locale.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+new_obj.to_string()=[ 1.200000, 3.400000, 123456.780000, 5.000000, 23000000000.000000 ]
+new_obj.to_string()=[1.2,3.4,123456.78,5.0,23000000000.0]
diff --git a/tests/test_locale.test b/tests/test_locale.test
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e4b6c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_locale.test
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Common definitions
+if test -z "$srcdir"; then
+    srcdir="${0%/*}"
+    test "$srcdir" = "$0" && srcdir=.
+    test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
+fi
+. "$srcdir/test-defs.sh"
+
+run_output_test test_locale
+exit $?