diff --git a/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc b/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc
index 4745ef14ec7893765a137d13795331b11f6f27f8..5d7344046ce564df72fd0c323ac181fb21796ca3 100644
--- a/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,36 @@ TEST(AlarmTest, RegularExpiry) {
   EXPECT_EQ(junk, output_tag);
 }
 
+TEST(AlarmTest, ZeroExpiry) {
+  CompletionQueue cq;
+  void* junk = reinterpret_cast<void*>(1618033);
+  Alarm alarm(&cq, GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(0), junk);
+
+  void* output_tag;
+  bool ok;
+  const CompletionQueue::NextStatus status = cq.AsyncNext(
+      (void**)&output_tag, &ok, GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(0));
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(status, CompletionQueue::GOT_EVENT);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(junk, output_tag);
+}
+
+TEST(AlarmTest, NegativeExpiry) {
+  CompletionQueue cq;
+  void* junk = reinterpret_cast<void*>(1618033);
+  Alarm alarm(&cq, GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(-1), junk);
+
+  void* output_tag;
+  bool ok;
+  const CompletionQueue::NextStatus status = cq.AsyncNext(
+      (void**)&output_tag, &ok, GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(0));
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(status, CompletionQueue::GOT_EVENT);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(junk, output_tag);
+}
+
 TEST(AlarmTest, Cancellation) {
   CompletionQueue cq;
   void* junk = reinterpret_cast<void*>(1618033);