diff --git a/tests/test_fields.py b/tests/test_fields.py
index 1d302b730..30ae0b719 100644
--- a/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -759,6 +759,21 @@ class TestCharField(FieldValues):
                 'Null characters are not allowed.'
             ]
 
+    def test_surrogate_characters(self):
+        field = serializers.CharField()
+
+        for code_point, expected_message in (
+                (0xD800, 'Surrogate characters are not allowed: U+D800.'),
+                (0xDFFF, 'Surrogate characters are not allowed: U+DFFF.'),
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(serializers.ValidationError) as exc_info:
+                field.run_validation(chr(code_point))
+            assert exc_info.value.detail[0].code == 'surrogate_characters_not_allowed'
+            assert str(exc_info.value.detail[0]) == expected_message
+
+        for code_point in (0xD800 - 1, 0xDFFF + 1):
+            field.run_validation(chr(code_point))
+
     def test_iterable_validators(self):
         """
         Ensure `validators` parameter is compatible with reasonable iterables.