diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_createmultisig.py b/test/functional/rpc_createmultisig.py
index 0a3e3d8f7..7abcd71bb 100755
--- a/test/functional/rpc_createmultisig.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_createmultisig.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 """Test multisig RPCs"""
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
+from test_framework.util import (
+    assert_raises_rpc_error,
+)
 import decimal
 
 
@@ -26,7 +29,9 @@ class RpcCreateMultiSigTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def run_test(self):
         node0, node1, node2 = self.nodes
 
-        # 50 BTC each, rest will be 25 BTC each
+        self.check_addmultisigaddress_errors()
+
+        self.log.info('Generating blocks ...')
         node0.generate(149)
         self.sync_all()
 
@@ -39,6 +44,15 @@ class RpcCreateMultiSigTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         self.checkbalances()
 
+    def check_addmultisigaddress_errors(self):
+        self.log.info('Check that addmultisigaddress fails when the private keys are missing')
+        addresses = [self.nodes[1].getnewaddress(address_type='legacy') for _ in range(2)]
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-5, 'no full public key for address', lambda: self.nodes[0].addmultisigaddress(nrequired=1, keys=addresses))
+        for a in addresses:
+            # Importing all addresses should not change the result
+            self.nodes[0].importaddress(a)
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(-5, 'no full public key for address', lambda: self.nodes[0].addmultisigaddress(nrequired=1, keys=addresses))
+
     def checkbalances(self):
         node0, node1, node2 = self.nodes
         node0.generate(100)