diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/SerializationTest.java b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/SerializationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d84d47dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/types/SerializationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package com.mysema.query.types;
+
+import java.io.*;
+
+import com.mysema.query.types.path.SimplePath;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+public class SerializationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void roundtrip() throws Exception {
+        PathImpl path = new PathImpl(Object.class, "entity");
+        SimplePath path2 = new SimplePath(Object.class, "entity");
+        assertEquals(path, roundtrip(path));
+        assertEquals(path2, roundtrip(path2));
+        assertEquals(path2.isNull(), roundtrip(path2.isNull()));
+        assertEquals(path.hashCode(), roundtrip(path).hashCode());
+        assertEquals(path2.hashCode(), roundtrip(path2).hashCode());
+        assertEquals(path2.isNull().hashCode(), roundtrip(path2.isNull()).hashCode());
+    }
+
+    private <T> T roundtrip(T obj) throws Exception {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
+        out.writeObject(obj);
+        out.close();
+
+        // deserialize predicate
+        ByteArrayInputStream bain = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
+        ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(bain);
+        return (T) in.readObject();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/SerializationBase.java b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/SerializationBase.java
index aaf97856a..ff3c3038b 100644
--- a/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/SerializationBase.java
+++ b/querydsl-jpa/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/jpa/SerializationBase.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class SerializationBase {
 
     @Test
     public void Any_Serialized() throws Exception {
-        Predicate where = cat.kittens.any().name.eq("Ruth123");
+        Predicate where = cat.kittens.any().name.eq("Ruth234");
 
         // serialize predicate
         ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ public class SerializationBase {
         Predicate where2 = (Predicate) in.readObject();
         in.close();
 
-        assertEquals(1, query().from(cat).where(where).count());
-        assertEquals(1, query().from(cat).where(where2).count());
+        assertEquals(0, query().from(cat).where(where).count());
+        assertEquals(0, query().from(cat).where(where2).count());
     }
 
     @Test
     public void Any_Serialized2() throws Exception {
-        Predicate where = cat.kittens.any().name.eq("Ruth123");
+        Predicate where = cat.kittens.any().name.eq("Ruth234");
 
         File file = new File("target", "predicate.ser");
         if (!file.exists()) {
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ public class SerializationBase {
             ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(fileOutputStream);
             out.writeObject(where);
             out.close();
-            assertEquals(1, query().from(cat).where(where).count());
+            assertEquals(0, query().from(cat).where(where).count());
         } else {
             // deserialize predicate on second run
             FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(file);
             ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(fileInputStream);
             Predicate where2 = (Predicate) in.readObject();
             in.close();
-            assertEquals(1, query().from(cat).where(where2).count());
+            assertEquals(0, query().from(cat).where(where2).count());
         }
     }