diff --git a/python/pyspark/streaming_tests.py b/python/pyspark/streaming_tests.py
index c35d352c66ca5..7f6960faed1a0 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/streaming_tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/streaming_tests.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def test_groupByKey_batch(self):
         """Basic operation test for DStream.groupByKey with batch deserializer."""
         test_input = [range(1, 5), [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3], ["a", "a", "b", "", "", ""]]
         def test_func(dstream):
-            return dstream.map(lambda x: (x,1)).groupByKey()
+            return dstream.map(lambda x: (x, 1)).groupByKey()
         expected_output = [[(1, [1]), (2, [1]), (3, [1]), (4, [1])],
                            [(1, [1, 1, 1]), (2, [1, 1]), (3, [1])],
                            [("a", [1, 1]), ("b", [1]), ("", [1, 1, 1])]]
@@ -345,8 +345,9 @@ def test_func(dstream):
     def test_groupByKey_unbatch(self):
         """Basic operation test for DStream.groupByKey with unbatch deserializer."""
         test_input = [range(1, 4), [1, 1, ""], ["a", "a", "b"]]
+
         def test_func(dstream):
-            return dstream.map(lambda x: (x,1)).groupByKey()
+            return dstream.map(lambda x: (x, 1)).groupByKey()
         expected_output = [[(1, [1]), (2, [1]), (3, [1])],
                            [(1, [1, 1]), ("", [1])],
                            [("a", [1, 1]), ("b", [1])]]
@@ -356,6 +357,36 @@ def test_func(dstream):
             self._sort_result_based_on_key(result)
         self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
 
+    def test_combineByKey_batch(self):
+        """Basic operation test for DStream.combineByKey with batch deserializer."""
+        test_input = [range(1, 5), [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3], ["a", "a", "b", "", "", ""]]
+
+        def test_func(dstream):
+            def add(a, b): return a + str(b)
+            return dstream.map(lambda x: (x, 1)).combineByKey(str, add, add)
+        expected_output = [[(1, "1"), (2, "1"), (3, "1"), (4, "1")],
+                           [(1, "111"), (2, "11"), (3, "1")],
+                           [("a", "11"), ("b", "1"), ("", "111")]]
+        output = self._run_stream(test_input, test_func, expected_output)
+        for result in (output, expected_output):
+            self._sort_result_based_on_key(result)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+
+    def test_combineByKey_unbatch(self):
+        """Basic operation test for DStream.combineByKey with unbatch deserializer."""
+        test_input = [range(1, 4), [1, 1, ""], ["a", "a", "b"]]
+
+        def test_func(dstream):
+            def add(a, b): return a + str(b)
+            return dstream.map(lambda x: (x, 1)).combineByKey(str, add, add)
+        expected_output = [[(1, "1"), (2, "1"), (3, "1")],
+                           [(1, "11"), ("", "1")],
+                           [("a", "11"), ("b", "1")]]
+        output = self._run_stream(test_input, test_func, expected_output)
+        for result in (output, expected_output):
+            self._sort_result_based_on_key(result)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_output, output)
+
     def _convert_iter_value_to_list(self, outputs):
         """Return key value pair list. Value is converted to iterator to list."""
         result = list()