diff --git a/go/jsonutil/json_test.go b/go/jsonutil/json_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d40c26f5588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/jsonutil/json_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package jsonutil
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMarshalNoEscape(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		v        interface{}
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "normal",
+			v: struct {
+				Usr string
+				Pwd string
+			}{
+				Usr: "vitess",
+				Pwd: "vitess",
+			},
+			expected: "{\"Usr\":\"vitess\",\"Pwd\":\"vitess\"}",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not exported",
+			v: struct {
+				usr string
+				pwd string
+			}{
+				usr: "vitess",
+				pwd: "vitess",
+			},
+			expected: "{}",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			json, _ := MarshalNoEscape(c.v)
+			sjson := string(json[:len(json)-1])
+			if sjson != c.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", c.expected, sjson)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalIndentNoEscape(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		v        interface{}
+		prefix   string
+		ident    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "normal",
+			v: struct {
+				Usr string
+				Pwd string
+			}{
+				Usr: "vitess",
+				Pwd: "vitess",
+			},
+			prefix:   "test",
+			ident:    "\t",
+			expected: "{\ntest\t\"Usr\": \"vitess\",\ntest\t\"Pwd\": \"vitess\"\ntest}",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "not exported",
+			v: struct {
+				usr string
+				pwd string
+			}{
+				usr: "vitess",
+				pwd: "vitess",
+			},
+			expected: "{}",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			json, _ := MarshalIndentNoEscape(c.v, c.prefix, c.ident)
+			sjson := string(json[:len(json)-1])
+			if sjson != c.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", c.expected, sjson)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}