diff --git a/tests/requests/test_parse_func.py b/tests/requests/test_parse_func.py
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+#from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+import requests
+import requests_mock
+
+from dataclass_rest import get, post
+from dataclass_rest.http.requests import RequestsClient
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TestBody:
+    value: int
+
+
+def test_string_hints(session: requests.Session, mocker: requests_mock.Mocker):
+    class Api(RequestsClient):
+        @get("/items/{item_id}")
+        def get_item(self, item_id: "str") -> "List[int]":
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
+        @post("/items")
+        def create_item(self, body: "TestBody") -> "Optional[int]":
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
+    mocker.get("http://example.com/items/1", text="[1, 2, 3]", complete_qs=True)
+    mocker.post("http://example.com/items", text="1", complete_qs=True)
+
+    client = Api(base_url="http://example.com", session=session)
+
+    assert client.get_item("1") == [1, 2, 3]
+    assert client.create_item(TestBody(value=5)) == 1