2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/error-mkOption-in-config.nix b/lib/tests/modules/error-mkOption-in-config.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2d78cd8db8ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/error-mkOption-in-config.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption;
+in
+{
+  wrong1 = mkOption {
+  };
+  # This is not actually reported separately, so could be omitted from the test
+  # but it makes the example more realistic.
+  # Making it parse this _config_ as options would too risky. What if it's not
+  # options but other values, that abort, throw, diverge, etc?
+  nest.wrong2 = mkOption {
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/modules/error-mkOption-in-submodule-config.nix b/lib/tests/modules/error-mkOption-in-submodule-config.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91ac3d65780a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/modules/error-mkOption-in-submodule-config.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption;
+in
+{
+  options.sub = lib.mkOption {
+    type = lib.types.submodule {
+      wrong2 = mkOption {};
+    };
+    default = {};
+  };
+}