diff --git a/benedict/dicts/keypath.py b/benedict/dicts/keypath.py
index 371fde3..9196f5d 100644
--- a/benedict/dicts/keypath.py
+++ b/benedict/dicts/keypath.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from six import string_types
 
 class KeypathDict(dict):
 
+    _keypath_separator = None
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Constructs a new instance.
diff --git a/tests/test_pickle.py b/tests/test_pickle.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15f5456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pickle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from benedict import benedict
+
+import pickle
+import unittest
+
+
+class pickle_test_case(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_pickle(self):
+
+        d = {
+            'a': {},
+            'b': { 'x': 1 },
+            'c': [],
+            'd': [0, 1],
+            'e': 0.0,
+            'f': '',
+            'g': None,
+            'h': '0'
+        }
+
+        b = benedict(d, keypath_separator='/')
+        b_encoded = pickle.dumps(b)
+        # print(b_encoded)
+
+        b_decoded = pickle.loads(b_encoded)
+        # print(b_decoded)
+        # print(b_decoded.keypath_separator)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(b_decoded, benedict))
+        self.assertEqual(b_decoded.keypath_separator, b.keypath_separator)
+        self.assertEqual(b_decoded, b)