diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_basic.py b/test/functional/wallet_basic.py
--- a/test/functional/wallet_basic.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_basic.py
@@ -539,6 +539,14 @@
         self.nodes[0].setlabel(change, 'foobar')
         assert_equal(self.nodes[0].getaddressinfo(change)['ischange'], False)
 
+        # Test "decoded" field value in gettransaction response
+        self.log.info("Testing gettransaction decoding...")
+        tx = self.nodes[0].gettransaction(txid=txid, decode=True)
+        assert_equal(
+            tx["decoded"],
+            self.nodes[0].decoderawtransaction(
+                tx["hex"]))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     WalletTest().main()