diff --git a/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp b/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp
index 41181e638a..a98b458a1e 100644
--- a/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ TEST_F(DeviceVulkanTest, CurrentThreadIdTest) {
   ctx.ensureCurrentContextThread();
 }
 
+TEST_F(DeviceVulkanTest, EnsureValidation) {
+#if !defined(IGL_DISABLE_VALIDATION)
+  igl::vulkan::VulkanContext& ctx =
+      static_cast<igl::vulkan::Device*>(iglDev_.get())->getVulkanContext();
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(ctx.areValidationLayersEnabled());
+#endif // !defined(IGL_DISABLE_VALIDATION)
+}
+
 TEST_F(DeviceVulkanTest, UpdateGlslangResource) {
   const igl::vulkan::VulkanContext& ctx =
       static_cast<const igl::vulkan::Device*>(iglDev_.get())->getVulkanContext();