diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f824c2d2..5b4e47a14 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ TAGS
 /tests/conform/test-cogl-readpixels
 /tests/conform/test-cogl-viewport
 /tests/conform/test-texture-fbo
+/tests/conform/test-script-single
 /tests/micro-bench/test-text-perf
 /tests/micro-bench/test-text
 /tests/micro-bench/test-picking
diff --git a/tests/conform/Makefile.am b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
index 9983db31c..7139ccde9 100644
--- a/tests/conform/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/conform/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ test_conformance_SOURCES = 		\
 	test-cogl-viewport.c		\
 	test-cogl-offscreen.c		\
 	test-cogl-readpixels.c		\
+	test-script-parser.c		\
         $(NULL)
 
 # For convenience, this provides a way to easily run individual unit tests:
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
index 315af74cf..e588ee7d6 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -185,5 +185,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   TEST_CONFORM_SIMPLE ("/cogl", test_cogl_offscreen);
   TEST_CONFORM_SIMPLE ("/cogl", test_cogl_readpixels);
 
+  TEST_CONFORM_SIMPLE ("/script", test_script_single);
+
   return g_test_run ();
 }
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-script-parser.c b/tests/conform/test-script-parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..929f7bcb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conform/test-script-parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <clutter/clutter.h>
+
+#include "test-conform-common.h"
+
+void
+test_script_single (TestConformSimpleFixture *fixture,
+                    gconstpointer dummy)
+{
+  ClutterScript *script = clutter_script_new ();
+  GObject *actor = NULL;
+  GError *error = NULL;
+  ClutterActor *rect;
+  gchar *test_file;
+
+  test_file = clutter_test_get_data_file ("test-script-single.json");
+  clutter_script_load_from_file (script, test_file, &error);
+  g_assert (error == NULL);
+
+  actor = clutter_script_get_object (script, "test");
+  g_assert (CLUTTER_IS_RECTANGLE (actor));
+
+  rect = CLUTTER_ACTOR (actor);
+  g_assert_cmpfloat (clutter_actor_get_width (rect), ==, 50.0);
+  g_assert_cmpfloat (clutter_actor_get_y (rect), ==, 100.0);
+
+  g_object_unref (script);
+
+  clutter_actor_destroy (rect);
+  g_free (test_file);
+}
diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.am b/tests/data/Makefile.am
index a367ed84f..3a47ed025 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	redhand.png \
-	redhand_alpha.png \
-	light0.png \
-	test-script.json
+NULL =
 
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	redhand.png 		\
+	redhand_alpha.png 	\
+	light0.png 		\
+	test-script.json 	\
+	test-script-single.json	\
+	$(NULL)
diff --git a/tests/data/test-script-single.json b/tests/data/test-script-single.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e20a318df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test-script-single.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "type" : "ClutterRectangle",
+  "id" : "test",
+  "width" : 50.0,
+  "height" : 100.0,
+  "x" : 100.0,
+  "y" : 100.0,
+  "color" : "#ffccdd",
+  "name" : "Test Rectangle"
+}