diff --git a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
index 4f69424386d..2911fe733ba 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
@@ -39,10 +39,80 @@ class ResourceOpsTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
       ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble('ensemble')
       resources.initialize_resources(resources.shared_resources()).run()
     _p("testCreate 2", file=sys.stderr)
+
+  @test_util.run_deprecated_v1
+  def testCreateWithProto(self):
+    _p("testCreateWithProto 1", file=sys.stderr)
     with self.cached_session():
-      ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble('ensemble')
+      ensemble_proto = boosted_trees_pb2.TreeEnsemble()
+      text_format.Merge(
+          """
+        trees {
+          nodes {
+            bucketized_split {
+              feature_id: 4
+              left_id: 1
+              right_id: 2
+            }
+            metadata {
+              gain: 7.62
+            }
+          }
+          nodes {
+            bucketized_split {
+              threshold: 21
+              left_id: 3
+              right_id: 4
+            }
+            metadata {
+              gain: 1.4
+              original_leaf {
+                scalar: 7.14
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          nodes {
+            bucketized_split {
+              feature_id: 1
+              threshold: 7
+              left_id: 5
+              right_id: 6
+            }
+            metadata {
+              gain: 2.7
+              original_leaf {
+                scalar: -4.375
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          nodes {
+            leaf {
+              scalar: 6.54
+            }
+          }
+          nodes {
+            leaf {
+              scalar: 7.305
+            }
+          }
+          nodes {
+            leaf {
+              scalar: -4.525
+            }
+          }
+          nodes {
+            leaf {
+              scalar: -4.145
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      """, ensemble_proto)
+      ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble(
+          'ensemble',
+          stamp_token=7,
+          serialized_proto=ensemble_proto.SerializeToString())
       resources.initialize_resources(resources.shared_resources()).run()
-    _p("testCreate 3", file=sys.stderr)
+    _p("testCreateWithProto 2", file=sys.stderr)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':