diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/json_test.go b/internal/ui/restore/json_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..093c87bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/json_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package restore
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/test"
+)
+
+func TestJSONPrintUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	term := &mockTerm{}
+	printer := NewJSONProgress(term)
+	printer.Update(3, 11, 29, 47, 5*time.Second)
+	test.Equals(t, []string{"{\"message_type\":\"status\",\"seconds_elapsed\":5,\"percent_done\":0.6170212765957447,\"total_files\":11,\"files_done\":3,\"total_bytes\":47,\"bytes_done\":29}\n"}, term.output)
+}
+
+func TestJSONPrintSummaryOnSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	term := &mockTerm{}
+	printer := NewJSONProgress(term)
+	printer.Finish(11, 11, 47, 47, 5*time.Second)
+	test.Equals(t, []string{"{\"message_type\":\"summary\",\"seconds_elapsed\":5,\"total_files\":11,\"files_done\":11,\"total_bytes\":47,\"bytes_done\":47}\n"}, term.output)
+}
+
+func TestJSONPrintSummaryOnErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	term := &mockTerm{}
+	printer := NewJSONProgress(term)
+	printer.Finish(3, 11, 29, 47, 5*time.Second)
+	test.Equals(t, []string{"{\"message_type\":\"summary\",\"seconds_elapsed\":5,\"total_files\":11,\"files_done\":3,\"total_bytes\":47,\"bytes_done\":29}\n"}, term.output)
+}