3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-configuration.nix b/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcd6db89487a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ lib, ... }: {
+  options = {
+    # unlikely mistake, but we can catch any attrset with _type
+    result = lib.evalModules { modules = []; };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-typical-nested.nix b/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-typical-nested.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c07e19fb8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-typical-nested.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ lib, ... }: {
+  options = {
+    result.here = lib.types.str;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-typical.nix b/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-typical.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..416f436e0ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/options-type-error-typical.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ lib, ... }: {
+  options = {
+    result = lib.types.str;
+  };
+}