diff --git a/hail/python/test/hailtop/batch/test_python_job_in_service.py b/hail/python/test/hailtop/batch/test_python_job_in_service.py
index 46c9ce828394..28fbcc91d12c 100644
--- a/hail/python/test/hailtop/batch/test_python_job_in_service.py
+++ b/hail/python/test/hailtop/batch/test_python_job_in_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from typing import List, Tuple, Dict
 import asyncio
 import secrets
 
@@ -57,6 +58,85 @@ def reformat(x, y):
     assert res.get_job_log(4)['main'] == "3\n5\n30\n{\"x\": 3, \"y\": 5}\n", str(res.debug_info())
 
 
+async def test_python_job_input(
+    service_backend: ServiceBackend,
+    fs: RouterAsyncFS,
+    upload_test_files: Tuple[Tuple[str, bytes], Tuple[str, bytes], Tuple[str, bytes]],
+    output_tmpdir: str,
+):
+    (url1, data1), _, _ = upload_test_files
+
+    b = batch(service_backend)
+    input_file = b.read_input(url1)
+
+    def readall(path: str) -> str:
+        return open(path).read()
+
+    j = b.new_python_job()
+    r = j.call(readall, input_file)
+
+    out = os.path.join(output_tmpdir, secrets.token_urlsafe(5))
+    b.write_output(r.as_json(), out)
+    res = b.run()
+
+    assert isinstance(res, bc.Batch)
+    assert res.status()['state'] == 'success', str((res, res.debug_info()))
+    assert orjson.loads(await fs.read(out)) == data1
+
+
+async def test_python_job_input_in_list(
+    service_backend: ServiceBackend,
+    fs: RouterAsyncFS,
+    upload_test_files: Tuple[Tuple[str, bytes], Tuple[str, bytes], Tuple[str, bytes]],
+    output_tmpdir: str,
+):
+    (url1, data1), _, _ = upload_test_files
+
+    b = batch(service_backend)
+    input_file = b.read_input(url1)
+
+    def readall(paths: List[str]) -> str:
+        assert len(paths) == 1
+        return open(paths[0]).read()
+
+    j = b.new_python_job()
+    r = j.call(readall, [input_file])
+
+    out = os.path.join(output_tmpdir, secrets.token_urlsafe(5))
+    b.write_output(r.as_json(), out)
+    res = b.run()
+
+    assert isinstance(res, bc.Batch)
+    assert res.status()['state'] == 'success', str((res, res.debug_info()))
+    assert orjson.loads(await fs.read(out)) == data1
+
+
+async def test_python_job_input_in_dict(
+    service_backend: ServiceBackend,
+    fs: RouterAsyncFS,
+    upload_test_files: Tuple[Tuple[str, bytes], Tuple[str, bytes], Tuple[str, bytes]],
+    output_tmpdir: str,
+):
+    (url1, data1), _, _ = upload_test_files
+
+    b = batch(service_backend)
+    input_file = b.read_input(url1)
+
+    def readall(paths: Dict[str, str]) -> str:
+        return open(paths['hello!!!']).read()
+
+    j = b.new_python_job()
+    r = j.call(readall, {'hello!!!': input_file})
+
+    out = os.path.join(output_tmpdir, secrets.token_urlsafe(5))
+    b.write_output(r.as_json(), out)
+    res = b.run()
+
+    assert isinstance(res, bc.Batch)
+    assert res.status()['state'] == 'success', str((res, res.debug_info()))
+    assert orjson.loads(await fs.read(out)) == data1
+
+
 def test_python_job_w_resource_group_unpack_individually(service_backend: ServiceBackend):
     b = batch(service_backend, default_python_image=PYTHON_DILL_IMAGE)
     head = b.new_job()