diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c
index 75cd147fa..11fea8c71 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvme/nvme_qpair.c/nvme_qpair_ut.c
@@ -319,6 +319,66 @@ test_get_status_string(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void
+test_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection(void)
+{
+	struct spdk_nvme_qpair qpair = {};
+	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr ctrlr = {};
+	int rc;
+
+	prepare_submit_request_test(&qpair, &ctrlr);
+	ctrlr.adminq = &qpair;
+
+	/* Admin error injection at submission path */
+	rc = spdk_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, NULL,
+			SPDK_NVME_OPC_GET_FEATURES, true, 5000, 1,
+			SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC, SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(!TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+
+	/* Remove cmd error injection */
+	spdk_nvme_qpair_remove_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, NULL, SPDK_NVME_OPC_GET_FEATURES);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+
+	/* IO error injection at completion path */
+	rc = spdk_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, &qpair,
+			SPDK_NVME_OPC_READ, false, 0, 1,
+			SPDK_NVME_SCT_MEDIA_ERROR, SPDK_NVME_SC_UNRECOVERED_READ_ERROR);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(!TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+
+	/* Provide the same opc, and check whether allocate a new entry */
+	rc = spdk_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, &qpair,
+			SPDK_NVME_OPC_READ, false, 0, 1,
+			SPDK_NVME_SCT_MEDIA_ERROR, SPDK_NVME_SC_UNRECOVERED_READ_ERROR);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(!TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_NEXT(TAILQ_FIRST(&qpair.err_cmd_head), link) == NULL);
+
+	/* Remove cmd error injection */
+	spdk_nvme_qpair_remove_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, &qpair, SPDK_NVME_OPC_READ);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+
+	rc = spdk_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, &qpair,
+			SPDK_NVME_OPC_COMPARE, true, 0, 5,
+			SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC, SPDK_NVME_SC_COMPARE_FAILURE);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
+	CU_ASSERT(!TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+
+	/* Remove cmd error injection */
+	spdk_nvme_qpair_remove_cmd_error_injection(&ctrlr, &qpair, SPDK_NVME_OPC_COMPARE);
+
+	CU_ASSERT(TAILQ_EMPTY(&qpair.err_cmd_head));
+
+	cleanup_submit_request_test(&qpair);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	CU_pSuite	suite = NULL;
@@ -343,6 +403,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	    || CU_add_test(suite, "get_status_string", test_get_status_string) == NULL
 #endif
+	    || CU_add_test(suite, "spdk_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection",
+			   test_nvme_qpair_add_cmd_error_injection) == NULL
 	   ) {
 		CU_cleanup_registry();
 		return CU_get_error();