diff --git a/lib/common/tests/health/Makefile.am b/lib/common/tests/health/Makefile.am
index 8cee3fefa3..4fa40c475e 100644
--- a/lib/common/tests/health/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/common/tests/health/Makefile.am
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 #
 # Copyright 2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
 #
 # The version control history for this file may have further details.
 #
 # This source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2
 # or later (GPLv2+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
 #
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include
 
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/common/libcrmcommon.la \
 	-lcmocka
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/mk/tap.mk
 
 # Add "_test" to the end of all test program names to simplify .gitignore.
-check_PROGRAMS = pcmk__parse_health_strategy_test
+check_PROGRAMS = pcmk__parse_health_strategy_test	\
+		 pcmk__validate_health_strategy_test
 
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
diff --git a/lib/common/tests/health/pcmk__validate_health_strategy_test.c b/lib/common/tests/health/pcmk__validate_health_strategy_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e7d8423ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/tests/health/pcmk__validate_health_strategy_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
+ *
+ * The version control history for this file may have further details.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
+ */
+
+#include <crm_internal.h>
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <cmocka.h>
+
+// Test functions
+
+static void
+valid_strategy(void **state) {
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("none"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("None"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("NONE"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("NoNe"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("migrate-on-red"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("only-green"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("progressive"));
+    assert_true(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("custom"));
+}
+
+static void
+invalid_strategy(void **state) {
+    assert_false(pcmk__validate_health_strategy(NULL));
+    assert_false(pcmk__validate_health_strategy(""));
+    assert_false(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("none to speak of"));
+    assert_false(pcmk__validate_health_strategy("customized"));
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
+        cmocka_unit_test(valid_strategy),
+        cmocka_unit_test(invalid_strategy),
+    };
+
+    cmocka_set_message_output(CM_OUTPUT_TAP);
+    return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
+}