diff --git a/testfiles/matroska_wave1-test3.json b/testfiles/matroska_wave1-test3.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f13c387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfiles/matroska_wave1-test3.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[
+    {
+        "fileName": "test3.mkv",
+        "size": 21061472,
+        "mimeType": "video/x-matroska",
+        "tags": [
+            {
+                "format": "Matroska tag",
+                "target": {
+                    "level": 50,
+                    "levelName": "",
+                    "tracks": [],
+                    "chapters": [],
+                    "editions": [],
+                    "attachments": []
+                },
+                "fields": {
+                    "comment": [
+                        {
+                            "kind": "text",
+                            "mimeType": "",
+                            "value": "Matroska Validation File 3, header stripping on the video track and no SimpleBlock"
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "title": [
+                        {
+                            "kind": "text",
+                            "mimeType": "",
+                            "value": "Elephant Dream - test 3"
+                        }
+                    ],
+                    "year": [
+                        {
+                            "kind": "text",
+                            "mimeType": "",
+                            "value": "2010"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        ],
+        "formatSummary": "H.264-576p / MP3-2ch-eng",
+        "duration": "00:00:00"
+    }
+]
diff --git a/tests/cli.cpp b/tests/cli.cpp
index 467bc99..d056581 100644
--- a/tests/cli.cpp
+++ b/tests/cli.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <c++utilities/conversion/stringconversion.h>
 #include <c++utilities/io/catchiofailure.h>
+#include <c++utilities/io/misc.h>
 #include <c++utilities/tests/testutils.h>
 
 #include <tagparser/mediafileinfo.h>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class CliTests : public TestFixture
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testExtraction);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testReadingAndWritingDocumentTitle);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(testFileLayoutOptions);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(testJsonExport);
 #endif
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     void testExtraction();
     void testReadingAndWritingDocumentTitle();
     void testFileLayoutOptions();
+    void testJsonExport();
 #endif
 
 private:
@@ -848,4 +851,19 @@ void CliTests::testFileLayoutOptions()
     remove(mp4File2.data());
     remove((mp4File2 + ".bak").data());
 }
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Tests the JSON export.
+ */
+void CliTests::testJsonExport()
+{
+    cout << "\nJSON export" <<  endl;
+    string stdout, stderr;
+
+    const auto file(testFilePath("matroska_wave1/test3.mkv"));
+    const auto expectedJson(IoUtilities::readFile(testFilePath("matroska_wave1-test3.json"), 2048));
+    const char *const args[] = {"tageditor", "export", "--pretty", "-f", file.data(), nullptr};
+    TESTUTILS_ASSERT_EXEC(args);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(expectedJson, stdout);
+}
 #endif