diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 3d019e7e..95b5de5e 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 package gin
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/xml"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
@@ -124,3 +126,14 @@ func TestBindMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 		Bind(&bindTestStruct{})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestMarshalXMLforH(t *testing.T) {
+	h := H{
+		"": "test",
+	}
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	enc := xml.NewEncoder(&b)
+	var x xml.StartElement
+	e := h.MarshalXML(enc, x)
+	assert.Error(t, e)
+}