diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d14030ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientbeautifiertestcase.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# emacs: -*- mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+# vi: set ft=python sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 noet :
+
+# This file is part of Fail2Ban.
+#
+# Fail2Ban is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Fail2Ban is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Fail2Ban; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+__author__ = "Alexander Koeppe"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2016 Cyril Jaquier, 2011-2013 Yaroslav Halchenko"
+__license__ = "GPL"
+
+import unittest
+
+from ..client.beautifier import Beautifier
+from ..version import version
+from ..ipaddr import IPAddr
+
+class BeautifierTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+	def setUp(self):
+		""" Call before every test case """
+		self.b = Beautifier()
+
+	def tearDown(self):
+		""" Call after every test case """
+
+	def testGetInputCmd(self):
+		cmd = ["test"]
+		self.b.setInputCmd(cmd)
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.getInputCmd(), cmd)
+
+	def testPing(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["ping"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify("pong"), "Server replied: pong")
+	
+	def testVersion(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["version"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify(version), version)
+
+	def testAddJail(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["add"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify("ssh"), "Added jail ssh")
+
+	def testStartJail(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["start"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify(None), "Jail started")
+
+	def testFlushLogs(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["flushlogs"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify("rolled over"), "logs: rolled over")
+
+	def testStopJail(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["stop", "ssh"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify(None), "Jail stopped")
+
+	def testShutdown(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["stop"])
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify(None), "Shutdown successful")
+
+	def testStatus(self):
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["status"])
+		response = (("Number of jails", 0), ("Jail list", ["ssh", "exim4"]))
+		output = "Status\n|- Number of jails:\t0\n`- Jail list:\tssh exim4"
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify(response), output)
+
+		self.b.setInputCmd(["status", "ssh"])
+		response = (
+					("Filter", [
+							("Currently failed", 0),
+							("Total failed", 0),
+							("File list", "/var/log/auth.log")
+						]
+					),
+					("Actions", [
+							("Currently banned", 3),
+							("Total banned", 3),
+							("Banned IP list", [
+									IPAddr("192.168.0.1"),
+									IPAddr("::ffff:10.2.2.1"),
+									IPAddr("2001:db8::1")
+								]
+							)
+						]
+					)
+				)
+		output = """Status for the jail: ssh
+|- Filter
+|  |- Currently failed:	0
+|  |- Total failed:	0
+|  `- File list:	/var/log/auth.log
+`- Actions
+   |- Currently banned:	3
+   |- Total banned:	3
+   `- Banned IP list:	192.168.0.1 10.2.2.1 2001:db8::1"""
+
+		self.assertEqual(self.b.beautify(response), output)
+
+
+	
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
index 756dcc4f..4c429105 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ def gatherTests(regexps=None, opts=None):
 	# Import all the test cases here instead of a module level to
 	# avoid circular imports
 	from . import banmanagertestcase
+	from . import clientbeautifiertestcase
 	from . import clientreadertestcase
 	from . import tickettestcase
 	from . import failmanagertestcase
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@ def gatherTests(regexps=None, opts=None):
 		tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(banmanagertestcase.StatusExtendedCymruInfo))
 	except ImportError: # pragma: no cover
 		pass
+	
+	# ClientBeautifier
+	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(clientbeautifiertestcase.BeautifierTest))
+
 	# ClientReaders
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(clientreadertestcase.ConfigReaderTest))
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(clientreadertestcase.JailReaderTest))