diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/FileCatalog.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/FileCatalog.Tests.ps1
index c3fe1c4d344..173c3851c66 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/FileCatalog.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/FileCatalog.Tests.ps1
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@ Describe "Test suite for NewFileCatalogAndTestFileCatalogCmdlets" -Tags "CI" {
             $result = Test-FileCatalog -Path $testDataPath\UserConfigProv\ -CatalogFilePath $script:catalogPath -FilesToSkip "*.psd1","UserConfigProviderModVersion2.psm1","*ModVersion1.schema.mof"
             $result | Should -Be "Valid"
         }
+
+        It "New-FileCatalog -WhatIf does not create file" {
+            $catalogPath = Join-Path "TestDrive:" "TestCatalogWhatIfForNewFileCatalog.cat"
+            New-FileCatalog -CatalogFilePath $catalogPath -WhatIf
+            $catalogPath | Should -Not -Exist
+        }
     }
 }