diff --git a/common/types_test.go b/common/types_test.go
index 154c330632..6f3b315761 100644
--- a/common/types_test.go
+++ b/common/types_test.go
@@ -94,3 +94,34 @@ func TestAddressUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestAddressHexChecksum(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		Input  string
+		Output string
+	}{
+		// Test cases from https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/EIPS/eip-55.md#specification
+		{"0x5aaeb6053f3e94c9b9a09f33669435e7ef1beaed", "0x5aAeb6053F3E94C9b9A09f33669435E7Ef1BeAed"},
+		{"0xfb6916095ca1df60bb79ce92ce3ea74c37c5d359", "0xfB6916095ca1df60bB79Ce92cE3Ea74c37c5d359"},
+		{"0xdbf03b407c01e7cd3cbea99509d93f8dddc8c6fb", "0xdbF03B407c01E7cD3CBea99509d93f8DDDC8C6FB"},
+		{"0xd1220a0cf47c7b9be7a2e6ba89f429762e7b9adb", "0xD1220A0cf47c7B9Be7A2E6BA89F429762e7b9aDb"},
+		// Ensure that non-standard length input values are handled correctly
+		{"0xa", "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000A"},
+		{"0x0a", "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000A"},
+		{"0x00a", "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000A"},
+		{"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000a", "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000A"},
+	}
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		output := HexToAddress(test.Input).Hex()
+		if output != test.Output {
+			t.Errorf("test #%d: failed to match when it should (%s != %s)", i, output, test.Output)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkAddressHex(b *testing.B) {
+	testAddr := HexToAddress("0x5aaeb6053f3e94c9b9a09f33669435e7ef1beaed")
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		testAddr.Hex()
+	}
+}