diff --git a/application_test.go b/application_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..604b361743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package stripe
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestApplicationUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	applicationData := map[string]interface{}{
+		"id":   "ca_1234",
+		"name": "My Application Name",
+	}
+
+	bytes, err := json.Marshal(&applicationData)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	var application Application
+	err = json.Unmarshal(bytes, &application)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if application.ID != "ca_1234" {
+		t.Errorf("Problem deserializing application, got ID %v", application.ID)
+	}
+
+	if application.Name != "My Application Name" {
+		t.Errorf("Problem deserializing application, got name %v", application.Name)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 6e445a214b..b0ac6c3bbc 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func ExampleCharge_get() {
 
 	params := &stripe.ChargeParams{}
 	params.Expand("customer")
+	params.Expand("application")
 	params.Expand("balance_transaction")
 
 	ch, err := charge.Get("ch_example_id", params)
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ func ExampleCharge_get() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	if ch.Application != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("%v\n", ch.ID)
 }