diff --git a/Hash2Pub/test/FediChordSpec.hs b/Hash2Pub/test/FediChordSpec.hs
index dbe699c..596d82d 100644
--- a/Hash2Pub/test/FediChordSpec.hs
+++ b/Hash2Pub/test/FediChordSpec.hs
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ import Data.Maybe (fromJust)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
+import Data.ASN1.Parse (runParseASN1)
+import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
 
 import Hash2Pub.FediChord
 import Hash2Pub.DHTProtocol
+import Hash2Pub.ASN1Coding
 
 spec :: Spec
 spec = do
@@ -150,6 +153,82 @@ spec = do
             let (FORWARD nodeset) = incomingQuery exampleLocalNode nC 3 (toNodeID 11)
             Set.map (nid . cacheGetNodeStateUnvalidated ) nodeset `shouldBe` Set.fromList [nid4, nid2, nid3]
 
+    describe "Messages can be encoded to and decoded from ASN.1" $ do
+        -- define test messages
+        let
+            someNodeIDs = map fromInteger [3..12]
+            qidReqPayload = QueryIDRequestPayload {
+                queryTargetID = nid exampleNodeState
+              , queryLBestNodes = 3
+                                               }
+            jReqPayload = JoinRequestPayload
+            lReqPayload = LeaveRequestPayload {
+                leaveSuccessors = someNodeIDs
+              , leavePredecessors = someNodeIDs
+                                              }
+            stabReqPayload = StabiliseRequestPayload
+            pingReqPayload = PingRequestPayload
+            qidResPayload1 = QueryIDResponsePayload {
+                queryResult = FOUND $ exampleNodeState
+                                                    }
+            qidResPayload2 = QueryIDResponsePayload {
+                queryResult = FORWARD $ Set.fromList [
+                    NodeEntry False exampleNodeState (toEnum 23420001)
+                  , NodeEntry True (exampleNodeState {nid = fromInteger (-5)}) (toEnum 0)
+                                                     ]
+                                                    }
+            jResPayload = JoinResponsePayload {
+                joinSuccessors = someNodeIDs
+              , joinPredecessors = someNodeIDs
+              , joinCache = [
+                  NodeEntry False exampleNodeState (toEnum 23420001)
+                , NodeEntry True (exampleNodeState {nid = fromInteger (-5)}) (toEnum 0)
+                            ]
+                                              }
+            lResPayload = LeaveResponsePayload
+            stabResPayload = StabiliseResponsePayload {
+                stabiliseSuccessors = someNodeIDs
+              , stabilisePredecessors = []
+                                                      }
+            pingResPayload = PingResponsePayload {
+                pingNodeStates = [
+                    exampleNodeState
+                  , exampleNodeState {nid = fromInteger (-5)}
+                                 ]
+                                              }
+            requestTemplate = Request {
+                requestID = 2342
+              , sender = exampleNodeState
+              , parts = 1
+              , part = 0
+              , action = undefined
+              , payload = undefined
+                                      }
+            responseTemplate = Response {
+                responseTo = 2342
+              , senderID = nid exampleNodeState
+              , parts = 1
+              , part = 0
+              , action = undefined
+              , payload = undefined
+                                      }
+            requestWith a pa = requestTemplate {action = a, payload = pa}
+            responseWith a pa = responseTemplate {action = a, payload = pa}
+
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck msg = runParseASN1 parseMessage (encodeMessage msg) `shouldBe` pure msg
+        it "messages are encoded and decoded correctly from and to ASN1" $ do
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ requestWith QueryID qidReqPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ requestWith Join jReqPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ requestWith Leave lReqPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ requestWith Stabilise stabReqPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ requestWith Ping pingReqPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ responseWith QueryID qidResPayload1
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ responseWith QueryID qidResPayload2
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ responseWith Join jResPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ responseWith Leave lResPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ responseWith Stabilise stabResPayload
+            encodeDecodeAndCheck $ responseWith Ping pingResPayload
+
 
 -- some example data