diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir4/Readme b/tests/data_files/dir4/Readme
index 7217b75..3f1f610 100644
--- a/tests/data_files/dir4/Readme
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir4/Readme
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@
 ```
 cert81.crt -> cert82.crt (max_pathlen=0) -> cert83.crt
 ```
+
+9. zero pathlen constraint on trusted root (valid)
+```
+cert91.crt (max_pathlen=0) -> cert92.crt
+```
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir4/cert91.crt b/tests/data_files/dir4/cert91.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..324b884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir4/cert91.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/data_files/dir4/cert92.crt b/tests/data_files/dir4/cert92.crt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36a4bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data_files/dir4/cert92.crt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
index 9446b5f..398f1de 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509parse.data
@@ -390,10 +390,14 @@
 depends_on:POLARSSL_PEM_C:POLARSSL_FS_IO:POLARSSL_SHA2_C
 x509_crt_verify_chain:"data_files/dir4/cert61.crt data_files/dir4/cert63.crt data_files/dir4/cert62.crt":"data_files/dir4/cert61.crt":0
 
-X509 CRT verify chain #9 (self signed maxpathlen root)
+X509 CRT verify chain #9 (zero pathlen first intermediate, valid)
 depends_on:POLARSSL_PEM_C:POLARSSL_FS_IO:POLARSSL_SHA2_C
 x509_crt_verify_chain:"data_files/dir4/cert83.crt data_files/dir4/cert82.crt":"data_files/dir4/cert81.crt":0
 
+X509 CRT verify chain #10 (zero pathlen root, valid)
+depends_on:POLARSSL_PEM_C:POLARSSL_FS_IO:POLARSSL_SHA2_C
+x509_crt_verify_chain:"data_files/dir4/cert92.crt":"data_files/dir4/cert91.crt":0
+
 X509 Parse Selftest
 depends_on:POLARSSL_MD5_C:POLARSSL_PEM_C:POLARSSL_SELF_TEST
 x509_selftest: