diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
index bbc93094519b..d5290b4ad636 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
@@ -85,6 +85,36 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
+	/* Request reading invalid register set from VCPU. */
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
+		    "Invalid kvm_valid_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
+		    rv);
+	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_valid_regs = 0;
+
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD | TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
+		    "Invalid kvm_valid_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
+		    rv);
+	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_valid_regs = 0;
+
+	/* Request setting invalid register set into VCPU. */
+	run->kvm_dirty_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
+		    "Invalid kvm_dirty_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
+		    rv);
+	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
+
+	run->kvm_dirty_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD | TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
+		    "Invalid kvm_dirty_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
+		    rv);
+	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
+
 	/* Request and verify all valid register sets. */
 	run->kvm_valid_regs = TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
 	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);