diff --git a/test/PipelineSaveTest.cpp b/test/PipelineSaveTest.cpp
index 9046191615..d235fba5a7 100644
--- a/test/PipelineSaveTest.cpp
+++ b/test/PipelineSaveTest.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "simplnx/Core/Application.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/Pipeline/Pipeline.hpp"
+#include "simplnx/Pipeline/PlaceholderFilter.hpp"
+
+#include "simplnx/UnitTest/UnitTestCommon.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/unit_test/simplnx_test_dirs.hpp"
 
 #include <catch2/catch.hpp>
@@ -7,6 +10,88 @@
 
 using namespace nx::core;
 
+namespace
+{
+class TestFilter : public IFilter
+{
+public:
+  static constexpr Uuid k_ID = *Uuid::FromString("d01ad5c2-6897-4380-89f1-6d0760b78a22");
+
+  TestFilter() = default;
+  ~TestFilter() override = default;
+
+  std::string name() const override
+  {
+    return "TestFilter";
+  }
+
+  std::string className() const override
+  {
+    return "TestFilter";
+  }
+
+  nx::core::Uuid uuid() const override
+  {
+    return k_ID;
+  }
+
+  std::string humanName() const override
+  {
+    return "Test Filter";
+  }
+
+  std::vector<std::string> defaultTags() const override
+  {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  nx::core::Parameters parameters() const override
+  {
+    return Parameters();
+  }
+
+  UniquePointer clone() const override
+  {
+    return std::make_unique<TestFilter>();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  PreflightResult preflightImpl(const nx::core::DataStructure& data, const nx::core::Arguments& args, const MessageHandler& messageHandler, const std::atomic_bool& shouldCancel) const override
+  {
+    return {};
+  }
+  nx::core::Result<> executeImpl(nx::core::DataStructure& data, const nx::core::Arguments& args, const PipelineFilter* pipelineNode, const MessageHandler& messageHandler,
+                                 const std::atomic_bool& shouldCancel) const override
+  {
+    return {};
+  }
+};
+
+class TestPlugin : public AbstractPlugin
+{
+public:
+  static constexpr AbstractPlugin::IdType k_ID = *Uuid::FromString("09721f74-c282-44ac-ada7-1db1a23435dd");
+
+  TestPlugin()
+  : AbstractPlugin(k_ID, "TestPlugin", "", "")
+  {
+    addFilter([]() { return std::make_unique<TestFilter>(); });
+  }
+  ~TestPlugin() override = default;
+
+  TestPlugin(const TestPlugin&) = delete;
+  TestPlugin(TestPlugin&&) = delete;
+
+  TestPlugin& operator=(const TestPlugin&) = delete;
+  TestPlugin& operator=(TestPlugin&&) = delete;
+
+  SIMPLMapType getSimplToSimplnxMap() const override
+  {
+    return {};
+  }
+};
+} // namespace
+
 TEST_CASE("Save Filters To Json")
 {
   auto app = Application::GetOrCreateInstance();
@@ -63,3 +148,44 @@ TEST_CASE("Save Pipeline To Json")
   INFO(fmt::format("The pipeline containing every filter did not serialize to json properly!"))
   REQUIRE_NOTHROW(pipeline.toJson());
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("PlaceholderFilter")
+{
+  auto app = Application::GetOrCreateInstance();
+  FilterList* filterList = app->getFilterList();
+  filterList->addPlugin(std::make_shared<InMemoryPluginLoader>(std::make_shared<TestPlugin>()));
+  REQUIRE(filterList->containsPlugin(TestPlugin::k_ID));
+  auto filterHandles = filterList->getFilterHandles();
+  auto testFilterIter = std::find_if(filterHandles.cbegin(), filterHandles.cend(), [](const FilterHandle& handle) { return handle.getFilterId() == TestFilter::k_ID; });
+  REQUIRE(testFilterIter != filterHandles.cend());
+
+  Pipeline pipeline;
+  pipeline.insertAt(0, *testFilterIter);
+
+  nlohmann::json pipelineJson = pipeline.toJson();
+
+  filterList->removePlugin(TestPlugin::k_ID);
+  REQUIRE(!filterList->containsPlugin(TestPlugin::k_ID));
+
+  auto placeholderPipelineResult = Pipeline::FromJson(pipelineJson, true);
+  SIMPLNX_RESULT_REQUIRE_VALID(placeholderPipelineResult);
+
+  Pipeline placeholderPipeline = std::move(placeholderPipelineResult.value());
+  REQUIRE(placeholderPipeline.size() == 1);
+  REQUIRE(placeholderPipeline.containsPlaceholder());
+
+  AbstractPipelineNode* node = placeholderPipeline.at(0);
+  REQUIRE(node != nullptr);
+  REQUIRE(node->getType() == AbstractPipelineNode::NodeType::Filter);
+
+  auto* filterNode = dynamic_cast<AbstractPipelineFilter*>(node);
+  REQUIRE(filterNode != nullptr);
+  REQUIRE(filterNode->getFilterType() == AbstractPipelineFilter::FilterType::Placeholder);
+
+  auto* placeholderFilter = dynamic_cast<PlaceholderFilter*>(filterNode);
+  REQUIRE(placeholderFilter != nullptr);
+
+  nlohmann::json placeholderPipelineJson = placeholderPipeline.toJson();
+
+  REQUIRE(placeholderPipelineJson == pipelineJson);
+}