diff --git a/component/src/test/java/io/siddhi/extension/map/json/sinkmapper/JsonSinkMapperTestCase.java b/component/src/test/java/io/siddhi/extension/map/json/sinkmapper/JsonSinkMapperTestCase.java
index 56bbd79..5025c38 100644
--- a/component/src/test/java/io/siddhi/extension/map/json/sinkmapper/JsonSinkMapperTestCase.java
+++ b/component/src/test/java/io/siddhi/extension/map/json/sinkmapper/JsonSinkMapperTestCase.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import io.siddhi.core.event.Event;
 import io.siddhi.core.exception.SiddhiAppCreationException;
 import io.siddhi.core.stream.input.InputHandler;
+import io.siddhi.core.stream.output.StreamCallback;
+import io.siddhi.core.util.EventPrinter;
 import io.siddhi.core.util.SiddhiTestHelper;
 import io.siddhi.core.util.transport.InMemoryBroker;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
@@ -41,11 +43,13 @@ public class JsonSinkMapperTestCase {
     private final int timeout = 30000;
     private AtomicInteger wso2Count = new AtomicInteger(0);
     private AtomicInteger ibmCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
+    private volatile int count;
 
     @BeforeMethod
     public void init() {
         wso2Count.set(0);
         ibmCount.set(0);
+        count = 0;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1321,5 +1325,51 @@ public String getTopic() {
         InMemoryBroker.unsubscribe(subscriberWSO2);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void jsonSinkMapperTestCaseForNestedJson() {
+        // see https://github.com/wso2/streaming-integrator/issues/228
+        log.info("JsonSinkMapperTestCase for a nested Json");
+
+        String app = "" +
+                "@App:name(\"PreDefinedProducerApp\")\n" +
+                "define stream DataStream" +
+                "(PublisherName string,AlertCategory String,AlertType String,recipientType String);\n" +
+                "@sink(type='log',\n" +
+                "@map(type='json', enclosing.element='event', validate.json='true', " +
+                "@payload(\"\"\"{\"alertTypeData\":{\"PublisherName\":\"{{PublisherName}}\",\"AlertCategory\"" +
+                ":\"{{AlertCategory}}\",\"AlertType\":\"{{AlertType}}\"},\"recipientData\":{\"recipientType\":" +
+                "\"{{recipientType}}\"}}\"\"\")))\n" +
+                "define stream DataWriteStream (PublisherName string, AlertCategory string, " +
+                "AlertType string, recipientType string);\n" +
+                "from DataStream\n" +
+                "select PublisherName, AlertCategory, AlertType , recipientType\n" +
+                "insert into DataWriteStream; ";
+
+        SiddhiManager siddhiManager = new SiddhiManager();
+        SiddhiAppRuntime siddhiAppRuntime = siddhiManager.createSiddhiAppRuntime(app);
+        siddhiAppRuntime.addCallback("DataWriteStream", new StreamCallback() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void receive(Event[] events) {
+                EventPrinter.print(events);
+                count += events.length;
+            }
+        });
+        InputHandler stockStream = siddhiAppRuntime.getInputHandler("DataStream");
+        siddhiAppRuntime.start();
+        try {
+            stockStream.send(new Object[]{"WSO2", "IBM", "FOO", "BAR"});
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            AssertJUnit.fail("Failed to send the message. cause: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(100);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            AssertJUnit.fail("Failed to run the testcase. cause: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+        siddhiAppRuntime.shutdown();
+        AssertJUnit.assertEquals(1, count);
+    }
 
 }