diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c b/test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c
index 1095ecafacc6cdf28751e19b10709da631906be9..1d18a8241a754db5d719ba1f56dcec48a6fc22ea 100644
--- a/test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                            "\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01"
                            "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01",
                            0);
+  /* opening with a continuation frame */
+  GRPC_RUN_BAD_CLIENT_TEST(verifier,
+                           PFX_STR 
+                           "\x00\x00\x00\x09\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01",
+                           0);
 
   return 0;
 }