diff --git a/tests/test_loops.py b/tests/test_loops.py
index 6b22df91..002ad431 100644
--- a/tests/test_loops.py
+++ b/tests/test_loops.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import inspect
+import threading
 
 import time
 from queue import Queue
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     run_streaming_loop,
     run_batched_streaming_loop,
     inference_worker,
+    run_batched_loop,
 )
 from litserve.utils import LitAPIStatus
 
@@ -164,3 +166,90 @@ def test_inference_worker(mock_single_loop, mock_batched_loop):
 
     inference_worker(*[MagicMock()] * 6, max_batch_size=1, batch_timeout=0, stream=False)
     mock_single_loop.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_run_single_loop():
+    lit_api = MagicMock()
+    lit_api.request_timeout = 1
+    lit_api.decode_request = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: x["prompt"])
+    lit_api.predict = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: f"response to {x}")
+    lit_api.encode_response = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: f"encoded {x}")
+
+    request_queue = Queue()
+    request_queue.put((0, "UUID-001", time.monotonic(), {"prompt": "Hello"}))
+    response_queues = [Queue()]
+
+    # Run the loop in a separate thread to allow it to be stopped
+    loop_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_single_loop, args=(lit_api, None, request_queue, response_queues))
+    loop_thread.start()
+
+    # Allow some time for the loop to process
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    # Stop the loop by putting a sentinel value in the queue
+    request_queue.put((None, None, None, None))
+    loop_thread.join()
+
+    response = response_queues[0].get()
+    assert response == ("UUID-001", ("encoded response to Hello", LitAPIStatus.OK))
+
+
+def test_run_batched_loop():
+    lit_api = MagicMock()
+    lit_api.request_timeout = 1
+    lit_api.decode_request = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: x["prompt"])
+    lit_api.batch = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda inputs: inputs)
+    lit_api.predict = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: [f"response to {i}" for i in x])
+    lit_api.unbatch = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: x)
+    lit_api.encode_response = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: f"encoded {x}")
+
+    request_queue = Queue()
+    request_queue.put((0, "UUID-001", time.monotonic(), {"prompt": "Hello"}))
+    request_queue.put((0, "UUID-002", time.monotonic(), {"prompt": "World"}))
+    response_queues = [Queue()]
+
+    # Run the loop in a separate thread to allow it to be stopped
+    loop_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_batched_loop, args=(lit_api, None, request_queue, response_queues, 2, 1))
+    loop_thread.start()
+
+    # Allow some time for the loop to process
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    # Stop the loop by putting a sentinel value in the queue
+    request_queue.put((None, None, None, None))
+    loop_thread.join()
+
+    response_1 = response_queues[0].get()
+    response_2 = response_queues[0].get()
+    assert response_1 == ("UUID-001", ("encoded response to Hello", LitAPIStatus.OK))
+    assert response_2 == ("UUID-002", ("encoded response to World", LitAPIStatus.OK))
+
+
+def test_run_streaming_loop():
+    lit_api = MagicMock()
+    lit_api.request_timeout = 1
+    lit_api.decode_request = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: x["prompt"])
+    lit_api.predict = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: (f"response to {i}" for i in range(3)))
+    lit_api.encode_response = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: (f"encoded {i}" for i in x))
+    lit_api.format_encoded_response = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda x: x)
+
+    request_queue = Queue()
+    request_queue.put((0, "UUID-001", time.monotonic(), {"prompt": "Hello"}))
+    response_queues = [Queue()]
+
+    # Run the loop in a separate thread to allow it to be stopped
+    loop_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_streaming_loop, args=(lit_api, None, request_queue, response_queues))
+    loop_thread.start()
+
+    # Allow some time for the loop to process
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+    # Stop the loop by putting a sentinel value in the queue
+    request_queue.put((None, None, None, None))
+    loop_thread.join()
+
+    for i in range(3):
+        response = response_queues[0].get()
+        assert response == ("UUID-001", (f"encoded response to {i}", LitAPIStatus.OK))
+    finish_response = response_queues[0].get()
+    assert finish_response == ("UUID-001", ("", LitAPIStatus.FINISH_STREAMING))