diff --git a/tests/test_validation_error.py b/tests/test_validation_error.py
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+from django.test import TestCase
+
+from rest_framework import serializers, status
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
+from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+factory = APIRequestFactory()
+
+
+class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    char = serializers.CharField()
+    integer = serializers.IntegerField()
+
+
+class ErrorView(APIView):
+    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        ExampleSerializer(data={}).is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+
+
+@api_view(['GET'])
+def error_view(request):
+    ExampleSerializer(data={}).is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+
+
+class TestValidationErrorWithCode(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.DEFAULT_HANDLER = api_settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER
+
+        def exception_handler(exc, request):
+            return_errors = {}
+            for field_name, errors in exc.detail.items():
+                return_errors[field_name] = []
+                for error in errors:
+                    return_errors[field_name].append({
+                        'code': error.code,
+                        'message': error
+                    })
+
+            return Response(return_errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+        api_settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER = exception_handler
+
+        self.expected_response_data = {
+            'char': [{
+                'message': 'This field is required.',
+                'code': 'required',
+            }],
+            'integer': [{
+                'message': 'This field is required.',
+                'code': 'required'
+            }],
+        }
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        api_settings.EXCEPTION_HANDLER = self.DEFAULT_HANDLER
+
+    def test_class_based_view_exception_handler(self):
+        view = ErrorView.as_view()
+
+        request = factory.get('/', content_type='application/json')
+        response = view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, self.expected_response_data)
+
+    def test_function_based_view_exception_handler(self):
+        view = error_view
+
+        request = factory.get('/', content_type='application/json')
+        response = view(request)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, self.expected_response_data)