diff --git a/tests/cpp/data/test_metainfo.cc b/tests/cpp/data/test_metainfo.cc
index c4be0e0eb..bd944dab4 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/data/test_metainfo.cc
+++ b/tests/cpp/data/test_metainfo.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright by Contributors
 #include <xgboost/data.h>
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "../helpers.h"
 
 TEST(MetaInfo, GetSet) {
   xgboost::MetaInfo info;
@@ -31,4 +32,32 @@ TEST(MetaInfo, GetSet) {
   info.SetInfo("group", uint64_t2, xgboost::kUInt64, 2);
   ASSERT_EQ(info.group_ptr.size(), 3);
   EXPECT_EQ(info.group_ptr[2], 3);
+
+  info.Clear();
+  ASSERT_EQ(info.group_ptr.size(), 0);
+}
+
+TEST(MetaInfo, SaveLoadBinary) {
+  xgboost::MetaInfo info;
+  double vals[2] = {1.0, 2.0};
+  info.SetInfo("label", vals, xgboost::kDouble, 2);
+  info.num_row = 2;
+  info.num_col = 1;
+
+  std::string tmp_file = TempFileName();
+  dmlc::Stream * fs = dmlc::Stream::Create(tmp_file.c_str(), "w");
+  info.SaveBinary(fs);
+  delete fs;
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(GetFileSize(tmp_file), 76)
+    << "Expected saved binary file size to be same as object size";
+
+  fs = dmlc::Stream::Create(tmp_file.c_str(), "r");
+  xgboost::MetaInfo inforead;
+  inforead.LoadBinary(fs);
+  EXPECT_EQ(inforead.labels, info.labels);
+  EXPECT_EQ(inforead.num_col, info.num_col);
+  EXPECT_EQ(inforead.num_row, info.num_row);
+
+  std::remove(tmp_file.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/tests/cpp/helpers.cc b/tests/cpp/helpers.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86f4d729e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cpp/helpers.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "./helpers.h"
+
+std::string TempFileName() {
+  return std::tmpnam(nullptr);
+}
+
+long GetFileSize(const std::string filename) {
+  struct stat st;
+  stat(filename.c_str(), &st);
+  return st.st_size;
+}
diff --git a/tests/cpp/helpers.h b/tests/cpp/helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d60df1199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cpp/helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef XGBOOST_TESTS_CPP_HELPERS_H_
+#define XGBOOST_TESTS_CPP_HELPERS_H_
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+std::string TempFileName();
+
+long GetFileSize(const std::string filename);
+
+#endif