diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/chain/spec.rs b/crates/primitives/src/chain/spec.rs
index 84f5901e3..4e888a5c1 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/chain/spec.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/chain/spec.rs
@@ -866,8 +866,9 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::{
-        AllGenesisFormats, Chain, ChainSpec, ChainSpecBuilder, DisplayHardforks, ForkCondition,
-        ForkHash, ForkId, Genesis, Hardfork, Head, GOERLI, H256, MAINNET, SEPOLIA, U256,
+        Address, AllGenesisFormats, Chain, ChainSpec, ChainSpecBuilder, DisplayHardforks,
+        ForkCondition, ForkHash, ForkId, Genesis, Hardfork, Head, GOERLI, H256, MAINNET, SEPOLIA,
+        U256,
     };
     use bytes::BytesMut;
     use ethers_core::types as EtherType;
@@ -1546,4 +1547,15 @@ Post-merge hard forks (timestamp based):
         let hash = chainspec.genesis_header().hash_slow();
         assert_eq!(hash, expected_hash);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_genesis_json() {
+        let s = r#"{"config":{"ethash":{},"chainId":1337,"homesteadBlock":0,"eip150Block":0,"eip155Block":0,"eip158Block":0,"byzantiumBlock":0,"constantinopleBlock":0,"petersburgBlock":0,"istanbulBlock":0,"berlinBlock":0,"londonBlock":0,"terminalTotalDifficulty":0,"terminalTotalDifficultyPassed":true,"shanghaiTime":0},"nonce":"0x0","timestamp":"0x0","extraData":"0x","gasLimit":"0x4c4b40","difficulty":"0x1","mixHash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","coinbase":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","alloc":{"658bdf435d810c91414ec09147daa6db62406379":{"balance":"0x487a9a304539440000"},"aa00000000000000000000000000000000000000":{"code":"0x6042","storage":{"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000303"},"balance":"0x1","nonce":"0x1"},"bb00000000000000000000000000000000000000":{"code":"0x600154600354","storage":{"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","0x0300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000303"},"balance":"0x2","nonce":"0x1"}},"number":"0x0","gasUsed":"0x0","parentHash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","baseFeePerGas":"0x3b9aca00"}"#;
+        let genesis: Genesis = serde_json::from_str(s).unwrap();
+        let acc = genesis
+            .alloc
+            .get(&"0xaa00000000000000000000000000000000000000".parse::<Address>().unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(acc.balance, U256::from(1));
+    }
 }