diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/InferenceFieldMetadataTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/InferenceFieldMetadataTests.java
index 958d86535ae76..bd4c87be51157 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/InferenceFieldMetadataTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/InferenceFieldMetadataTests.java
@@ -63,4 +63,10 @@ private static InferenceFieldMetadata createTestItem() {
         String[] inputFields = generateRandomStringArray(5, 10, false, false);
         return new InferenceFieldMetadata(name, inferenceId, inputFields);
     }
+
+    public void testNullCtorArgsThrowException() {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> new InferenceFieldMetadata(null, "inferenceId", new String[0]));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> new InferenceFieldMetadata("name", null, new String[0]));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> new InferenceFieldMetadata("name", "inferenceId", null));
+    }
 }