diff --git a/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING b/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING
index c232283..61a611d 100644
--- a/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING
+++ b/libs/binder/TEST_MAPPING
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
       "name": "binderTextOutputTest"
     },
     {
+      "name": "binderParcelTest"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "binderParcelTest",
+      "host": true
+    },
+    {
       "name": "binderLibTest"
     },
     {
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp b/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
index a03835b..87f1d45 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/Android.bp
@@ -60,6 +60,23 @@
     require_root: true,
 }
 
+// unit test only, which can run on host and doesn't use /dev/binder
+cc_test {
+    name: "binderParcelTest",
+    host_supported: true,
+    target: {
+        darwin: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+    },
+    srcs: ["binderParcelTest.cpp"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbinder",
+        "libutils",
+    ],
+    test_suites: ["general-tests"],
+}
+
 cc_test {
     name: "binderLibTest",
     defaults: ["binder_test_defaults"],
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderParcelTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderParcelTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1764228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderParcelTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+#include <binder/IPCThreadState.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+using android::IPCThreadState;
+using android::OK;
+using android::Parcel;
+using android::String16;
+using android::String8;
+using android::status_t;
+
+// Tests a second operation results in a parcel at the same location as it
+// started.
+void parcelOpSameLength(const std::function<void(Parcel*)>& a, const std::function<void(Parcel*)>& b) {
+    Parcel p;
+    a(&p);
+    size_t end = p.dataPosition();
+    p.setDataPosition(0);
+    b(&p);
+    EXPECT_EQ(end, p.dataPosition());
+}
+
+TEST(Parcel, InverseInterfaceToken) {
+    const String16 token = String16("asdf");
+    parcelOpSameLength([&] (Parcel* p) {
+        p->writeInterfaceToken(token);
+    }, [&] (Parcel* p) {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(p->enforceInterface(token, IPCThreadState::self()));
+    });
+}
+
+TEST(Parcel, Utf8FromUtf16Read) {
+    const char* token = "asdf";
+    parcelOpSameLength([&] (Parcel* p) {
+        p->writeString16(String16(token));
+    }, [&] (Parcel* p) {
+        std::string s;
+        EXPECT_EQ(OK, p->readUtf8FromUtf16(&s));
+        EXPECT_EQ(token, s);
+    });
+}
+
+TEST(Parcel, Utf8AsUtf16Write) {
+    std::string token = "asdf";
+    parcelOpSameLength([&] (Parcel* p) {
+        p->writeUtf8AsUtf16(token);
+    }, [&] (Parcel* p) {
+        String16 s;
+        EXPECT_EQ(OK, p->readString16(&s));
+        EXPECT_EQ(s, String16(token.c_str()));
+    });
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using readFunc = status_t (Parcel::*)(T* out) const;
+template <typename T>
+using writeFunc = status_t (Parcel::*)(const T& in);
+template <typename T>
+using copyWriteFunc = status_t (Parcel::*)(T in);
+
+template <typename T, typename WRITE_FUNC>
+void readWriteInverse(std::vector<T>&& ts, readFunc<T> r, WRITE_FUNC w) {
+    for (const T& value : ts) {
+        parcelOpSameLength([&] (Parcel* p) {
+            (*p.*w)(value);
+        }, [&] (Parcel* p) {
+            T outValue;
+            EXPECT_EQ(OK, (*p.*r)(&outValue));
+            EXPECT_EQ(value, outValue);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+void readWriteInverse(std::vector<T>&& ts, readFunc<T> r, writeFunc<T> w) {
+    readWriteInverse<T, writeFunc<T>>(std::move(ts), r, w);
+}
+template <typename T>
+void readWriteInverse(std::vector<T>&& ts, readFunc<T> r, copyWriteFunc<T> w) {
+    readWriteInverse<T, copyWriteFunc<T>>(std::move(ts), r, w);
+}
+
+#define TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(type, name, ...) \
+    TEST(Parcel, Inverse##name) { \
+        readWriteInverse<type>(__VA_ARGS__, &Parcel::read##name, &Parcel::write##name); \
+    }
+
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(int32_t, Int32, {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(uint32_t, Uint32, {0, 1, 2});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(int64_t, Int64, {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(uint64_t, Uint64, {0, 1, 2});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(float, Float, {-1.0f, 0.0f, 3.14f});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(double, Double, {-1.0, 0.0, 3.14});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(bool, Bool, {true, false});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(char16_t, Char, {u'a', u'\0'});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(int8_t, Byte, {-1, 0, 1});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(String8, String8, {String8(), String8("a"), String8("asdf")});
+TEST_READ_WRITE_INVERSE(String16, String16, {String16(), String16("a"), String16("asdf")});