diff --git a/lib/common/tests/utils/Makefile.am b/lib/common/tests/utils/Makefile.am
index edccf0941a..9bb66f2e55 100644
--- a/lib/common/tests/utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/common/tests/utils/Makefile.am
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 #
-# Copyright 2020-2022 the Pacemaker project contributors
+# Copyright 2020-2023 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.
 #
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/mk/tap.mk
 include $(top_srcdir)/mk/unittest.mk
 
 # Add "_test" to the end of all test program names to simplify .gitignore.
 check_PROGRAMS =				\
 	compare_version_test			\
 	crm_meta_name_test			\
 	crm_meta_value_test			\
 	crm_user_lookup_test			\
 	pcmk_daemon_user_test			\
 	pcmk_str_is_infinity_test		\
 	pcmk_str_is_minus_infinity_test \
-	pcmk__getpid_s_test
+	pcmk__fail_attr_name_test \
+	pcmk__failcount_name_test \
+	pcmk__getpid_s_test \
+	pcmk__lastfailure_name_test
 
 if WRAPPABLE_UNAME
 check_PROGRAMS += pcmk_hostname_test
 endif
 
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
diff --git a/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__fail_attr_name_test.c b/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__fail_attr_name_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6c25fcbf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__fail_attr_name_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ */
+
+#include <crm_internal.h>
+
+#include <crm/common/unittest_internal.h>
+
+static void
+null_arguments(void **state)
+{
+    assert_null(pcmk__fail_attr_name(NULL, NULL, NULL, 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__fail_attr_name(NULL, "myrsc", "monitor", 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__fail_attr_name("xyz", NULL, "monitor", 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__fail_attr_name("xyz", "myrsc", NULL, 30000));
+}
+
+static void
+standard_usage(void **state)
+{
+    char *s = NULL;
+
+    assert_string_equal(pcmk__fail_attr_name("xyz", "myrsc", "monitor", 30000),
+                        "xyz-myrsc#monitor_30000");
+
+    free(s);
+}
+
+PCMK__UNIT_TEST(NULL, NULL,
+                cmocka_unit_test(null_arguments),
+                cmocka_unit_test(standard_usage))
diff --git a/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__failcount_name_test.c b/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__failcount_name_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a801f4da2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__failcount_name_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ */
+
+#include <crm_internal.h>
+
+#include <crm/common/unittest_internal.h>
+
+static void
+null_arguments(void **state)
+{
+    assert_null(pcmk__failcount_name(NULL, NULL, 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__failcount_name("myrsc", NULL, 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__failcount_name(NULL, "monitor", 30000));
+}
+
+static void
+standard_usage(void **state)
+{
+    char *s = NULL;
+
+    assert_string_equal(pcmk__failcount_name("myrsc", "monitor", 30000),
+                        "fail-count-myrsc#monitor_30000");
+
+    free(s);
+}
+
+PCMK__UNIT_TEST(NULL, NULL,
+                cmocka_unit_test(null_arguments),
+                cmocka_unit_test(standard_usage))
diff --git a/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__lastfailure_name_test.c b/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__lastfailure_name_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eab01f2fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/tests/utils/pcmk__lastfailure_name_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 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.
+ */
+
+#include <crm_internal.h>
+
+#include <crm/common/unittest_internal.h>
+
+static void
+null_arguments(void **state)
+{
+    assert_null(pcmk__lastfailure_name(NULL, NULL, 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__lastfailure_name("myrsc", NULL, 30000));
+    assert_null(pcmk__lastfailure_name(NULL, "monitor", 30000));
+}
+
+static void
+standard_usage(void **state)
+{
+    char *s = NULL;
+
+    assert_string_equal(pcmk__lastfailure_name("myrsc", "monitor", 30000),
+                        "last-failure-myrsc#monitor_30000");
+
+    free(s);
+}
+
+PCMK__UNIT_TEST(NULL, NULL,
+                cmocka_unit_test(null_arguments),
+                cmocka_unit_test(standard_usage))