diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathRestIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathRestIT.java
index fe0023c..af2997e 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathRestIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/acceptance/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPathRestIT.java
@@ -165,4 +165,11 @@
                 + " 'non-existing-backend' that is configured in gerrit.config (parameter"
                 + " plugin.code-owners.backend) not found.");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void cannotGetCodeOwnersWithInvalidLimit() throws Exception {
+    RestResponse r = adminRestSession.get(getUrl(TEST_PATH, "limit=invalid"));
+    r.assertBadRequest();
+    assertThat(r.getEntityContent()).contains("\"invalid\" is not a valid value for \"--limit\"");
+  }
 }