diff --git a/tests/decode-unknown-1/README.md b/tests/decode-unknown-1/README.md
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+++ b/tests/decode-unknown-1/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This test is for pre-8.0 deployments.
+
+In 8.0, an event is generated when an unknown ethertype is encountered.
diff --git a/tests/decode-unknown-1/test.yaml b/tests/decode-unknown-1/test.yaml
index 8e826e230..3bfc24511 100644
--- a/tests/decode-unknown-1/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/decode-unknown-1/test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 requires:
     min-version: 7
+    lt-version: 8
 
 args:
 - -k none
diff --git a/tests/decode-unknown-2/suricata.yaml b/tests/decode-unknown-2/suricata.yaml
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+++ b/tests/decode-unknown-2/suricata.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+%YAML 1.1
+---
+
+outputs:
+  - eve-log:
+      enabled: yes
+      filename: eve.json
+      filetype: regular
+      ethernet: yes
+      types:
+        - anomaly:
+            types:
+                decode: yes
+        - stats:
+          totals: yes
diff --git a/tests/decode-unknown-2/test.rules b/tests/decode-unknown-2/test.rules
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+++ b/tests/decode-unknown-2/test.rules
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+alert udp any any -> any any (content:"data|0a 0a|"; startswith; endswith; sid:1;)
diff --git a/tests/decode-unknown-2/test.yaml b/tests/decode-unknown-2/test.yaml
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index 000000000..88ecbd74d
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+++ b/tests/decode-unknown-2/test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+requires:
+    min-version: 8
+
+args:
+- -k none
+
+pcap: ../decode-unknown-1/input.pcap
+
+checks:
+  - filter:
+      count: 1
+      match:
+        event_type: stats
+  - stats:
+      decoder.ethernet: 1
+      decoder.unknown_ethertype: 1
+  - filter:
+      count: 1
+      match:
+        event_type: anomaly
+        ether.ether_type: 47099
+        anomaly.type: decode
+        anomaly.event: decoder.ethernet.unknown_ethertype