diff --git a/tests/cli.js b/tests/cli.js
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+// A minimal test for pbjs tool targets.
+
+var tape = require("tape");
+var path = require("path");
+var Module = require("module");
+var protobuf = require("..");
+
+tape.test("pbjs generates static code", function(test) {
+    // Alter the require cache to make the cli/targets/static work since it requires "protobufjs"
+    // and we don't want to mess with "npm link"
+    var savedResolveFilename = Module._resolveFilename;
+    Module._resolveFilename = function(request, parent) { 
+      if (request.startsWith("protobufjs")) {
+        return request;
+      }
+      return savedResolveFilename(request, parent);
+    };
+    require.cache.protobufjs = require.cache[path.resolve("index.js")];
+
+    var staticTarget = require("../cli/targets/static");
+
+    var root = protobuf.loadSync("tests/data/cli/test.proto");
+    root.resolveAll();
+
+    staticTarget(root, {
+        create: true,
+        decode: true,
+        encode: true,
+        convert: true,
+    }, function(err, jsCode) {
+        test.error(err, 'static code generation worked');
+
+        // jsCode is the generated code; we'll eval it
+        // (since this is what we normally does with the code, right?)
+        // This is a test code. Do not use this in production.
+        var $protobuf = protobuf;
+        eval(jsCode);
+
+        var OneofContainer = protobuf.roots.default.OneofContainer;
+        var Message = protobuf.roots.default.Message;
+        test.ok(OneofContainer, "type is loaded");
+        test.ok(Message, "type is loaded");
+
+        // Check that fromObject and toObject work for plain object
+        var obj = {
+            messageInOneof: {
+                value: 42,
+            },
+            regularField: "abc",
+        };
+        var obj1 = OneofContainer.toObject(OneofContainer.fromObject(obj));
+        test.deepEqual(obj, obj1, "fromObject and toObject work for plain object");
+
+        // Check that dynamic fromObject and toObject work for static instance
+        var root = protobuf.loadSync("tests/data/cli/test.proto");
+        var OneofContainerDynamic = root.lookup("OneofContainer");
+        var instance = new OneofContainer();
+        instance.messageInOneof = new Message();
+        instance.messageInOneof.value = 42;
+        instance.regularField = "abc";
+        var instance1 = OneofContainerDynamic.toObject(OneofContainerDynamic.fromObject(instance));
+        console.log(instance1);
+        // The following test fails: will be fixed by the next commit
+        // test.deepEqual(instance, instance1, "fromObject and toObject work for instance of the static type");
+        
+        test.end();
+    });
+
+    // Rollback all the require() related mess we made
+    delete require.cache.protobufjs;
+    Module._resolveFilename = savedResolveFilename;
+});
diff --git a/tests/data/cli/test.proto b/tests/data/cli/test.proto
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+syntax = "proto3";
+
+message Message {
+  int32 value = 1;
+}
+
+message OneofContainer {
+  oneof some_oneof {
+    string string_in_oneof = 1;
+    Message message_in_oneof = 2;
+  }
+  string regular_field = 3;
+}