1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/validations/uniqueness_validation_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/validations/uniqueness_validation_test.rb
index 28605d2f8e..a10567f066 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/validations/uniqueness_validation_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/validations/uniqueness_validation_test.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require "cases/helper"
 require "models/topic"
 require "models/reply"
@@ -154,6 +156,13 @@ class UniquenessValidationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert r3.valid?, "Saving r3"
   end
 
+  def test_validate_uniqueness_with_scope_invalid_syntax
+    error = assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      Reply.validates_uniqueness_of(:content, scope: { parent_id: false })
+    end
+    assert_match(/Pass a symbol or an array of symbols instead/, error.to_s)
+  end
+
   def test_validate_uniqueness_with_object_scope
     Reply.validates_uniqueness_of(:content, scope: :topic)