2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer.py
index 8281bd90..29c08fbc 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer.py
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ class BasicTests(TestCase):
         expected = {
             'email': '',
             'content': '',
-            'created': None,
-            'sub_comment': ''
+            'created': None
         }
         self.assertEqual(serializer.data, expected)
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer_empty.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer_empty.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30cff361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_serializer_empty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+
+class EmptySerializerTestCase(TestCase):
+    def test_empty_serializer(self):
+        class FooBarSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            foo = serializers.IntegerField()
+            bar = serializers.SerializerMethodField('get_bar')
+
+            def get_bar(self, obj):
+                return 'bar'
+
+        serializer = FooBarSerializer()
+        self.assertEquals(serializer.data, {'foo': 0})