diff --git a/test/import.t b/test/import.t
index 1dd2efdff..b79ef66c0 100755
--- a/test/import.t
+++ b/test/import.t
@@ -50,6 +50,29 @@ class TestImport(TestCase):
 """
 
         self.data2 = """{"uuid":"44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444","description":"three","status":"pending","entry":"1234567889"}
+"""
+
+        self.data3 = """
+
+{
+"uuid"
+:
+		"55555555-5555-5555-5555-555555555555"
+,
+"description"
+:
+"four"
+,
+    "status"
+    :
+    "pending"
+    ,
+"entry"
+:
+"1234567889"
+}
+
+
 """
 
     def assertData1(self):
@@ -68,6 +91,10 @@ class TestImport(TestCase):
         code, out, err = self.t("list")
         self.assertRegexpMatches(out, "3.+three")
 
+    def assertData3(self):
+        code, out, err = self.t("list")
+        self.assertIn("four", out)
+
     def test_import_stdin(self):
         """Import from stdin"""
         code, out, err = self.t("import -", input=self.data1)
@@ -102,6 +129,13 @@ class TestImport(TestCase):
         self.assertData1()
         self.assertData2()
 
+    def test_freeform_import(self):
+        """Import JSON with arbitrary formatting"""
+        code, out, err = self.t("import -", input=self.data3)
+        self.assertIn("Imported 1 tasks", err)
+
+        self.assertData3()
+
     def test_import_update(self):
         """Update existing tasks"""
         self.t("import", input=self.data1)