diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/fetch/subphase/ParentFieldSubFetchPhaseTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/fetch/subphase/ParentFieldSubFetchPhaseTests.java
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+package org.elasticsearch.search.fetch.subphase;
+
+import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
+import org.apache.lucene.document.SortedDocValuesField;
+import org.apache.lucene.index.DirectoryReader;
+import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader;
+import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter;
+import org.apache.lucene.store.Directory;
+import org.apache.lucene.util.BytesRef;
+import org.elasticsearch.Version;
+import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.ContentPath;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.Mapper;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.ParentFieldMapper;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
+
+public class ParentFieldSubFetchPhaseTests extends ESTestCase {
+
+    public void testGetParentId() throws Exception {
+        ParentFieldMapper fieldMapper = createParentFieldMapper();
+        Directory directory = newDirectory();
+        IndexWriter indexWriter = new IndexWriter(directory, newIndexWriterConfig());
+        Document document = new Document();
+        document.add(new SortedDocValuesField(fieldMapper.fieldType().name(), new BytesRef("1")));
+        indexWriter.addDocument(document);
+        indexWriter.close();
+
+        IndexReader indexReader = DirectoryReader.open(directory);
+        String id = ParentFieldSubFetchPhase.getParentId(fieldMapper, indexReader.leaves().get(0).reader(), 0);
+        assertEquals("1", id);
+
+        indexReader.close();
+        directory.close();
+    }
+
+    public void testGetParentIdNoParentField() throws Exception {
+        ParentFieldMapper fieldMapper = createParentFieldMapper();
+        Directory directory = newDirectory();
+        IndexWriter indexWriter = new IndexWriter(directory, newIndexWriterConfig());
+        Document document = new Document();
+        document.add(new SortedDocValuesField("different_field", new BytesRef("1")));
+        indexWriter.addDocument(document);
+        indexWriter.close();
+
+        IndexReader indexReader = DirectoryReader.open(directory);
+        String id = ParentFieldSubFetchPhase.getParentId(fieldMapper, indexReader.leaves().get(0).reader(), 0);
+        assertNull(id);
+
+        indexReader.close();
+        directory.close();
+    }
+
+    private ParentFieldMapper createParentFieldMapper() {
+        Settings settings = Settings.builder()
+                .put(IndexMetaData.SETTING_VERSION_CREATED, Version.CURRENT)
+                .build();
+        return new ParentFieldMapper.Builder("type")
+                .type("parent_type")
+                .build(new Mapper.BuilderContext(settings, new ContentPath(0)));
+    }
+
+
+}