diff --git a/test/evp_extra_test.c b/test/evp_extra_test.c
index d026ef0c1c..0f280e9f82 100644
--- a/test/evp_extra_test.c
+++ b/test/evp_extra_test.c
@@ -4231,6 +4231,28 @@ static int test_cipher_with_engine(void)
 # endif /* OPENSSL_NO_DYNAMIC_ENGINE */
 #endif /* OPENSSL_NO_DEPRECATED_3_0 */
 
+static int ecxnids[] = {
+    NID_X25519,
+    NID_X448,
+    NID_ED25519,
+    NID_ED448
+};
+
+/* Test that creating ECX keys with a short private key fails as expected */
+static int test_ecx_short_keys(int tst)
+{
+    unsigned char ecxkeydata = 1;
+    EVP_PKEY *pkey;
+
+
+    pkey = EVP_PKEY_new_raw_private_key(ecxnids[tst], NULL, &ecxkeydata, 1);
+    if (!TEST_ptr_null(pkey)) {
+        EVP_PKEY_free(pkey);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
 typedef enum OPTION_choice {
     OPT_ERR = -1,
     OPT_EOF = 0,
@@ -4374,6 +4396,8 @@ int setup_tests(void)
 # endif
 #endif
 
+    ADD_ALL_TESTS(test_ecx_short_keys, OSSL_NELEM(ecxnids));
+
     return 1;
 }