diff --git a/applications/debug/unit_tests/dialogs/dialogs_file_browser_options.c b/applications/debug/unit_tests/dialogs/dialogs_file_browser_options.c
index ada5c2b8f41..2883a61c32a 100644
--- a/applications/debug/unit_tests/dialogs/dialogs_file_browser_options.c
+++ b/applications/debug/unit_tests/dialogs/dialogs_file_browser_options.c
@@ -3,17 +3,39 @@
 #include "../minunit.h"
 
 MU_TEST(test_dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options_should_init_all_fields) {
+    mu_assert(
+        sizeof(DialogsFileBrowserOptions) == 28,
+        "Changes to `DialogsFileBrowserOptions` should also be reflected in `dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options`");
+
     DialogsFileBrowserOptions options;
-    // fill the structures with 'n's
-    memset(&options, 'n', sizeof(DialogsFileBrowserOptions));
-    // default-initialize the structure (omitting any 'n's in the parameters)
     dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options(&options, ".fap", NULL);
-    // assert that no bytes remained set to 'n' after default-initialiaztion
-    mu_assert(
-        memchr(&options, 'n', sizeof(DialogsFileBrowserOptions)) == NULL,
-        "`options` contained an 'n' symbol although it should have been overwritten");
+    // note: this assertions can safely be changed, their primary purpose is to remind the maintainer
+    // to update `dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options` by including all structure fields in it
+    mu_assert_string_eq(".fap", options->extension);
+    mu_assert_null(options->base_path);
+    mu_assert(options->skip_assets, "`skip_assets` should default to `true");
+    mu_assert(options->hide_dot_files, "`hide_dot_files` should default to `true");
+    mu_assert_null(options->icon);
+    mu_assert(options->hide_ext, "`hide_ext` should default to `true");
+    mu_assert_null(options->item_loader_callback);
+    mu_assert_null(options->item_loader_context);
 }
 
+// Disabled: due to field alignment some bytes remain unaffected by `dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options`
+// which makes the assertion fail.
+//
+//MU_TEST(test_dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options_should_init_all_fields) {
+//    DialogsFileBrowserOptions options;
+//    // fill the structures with 'n's
+//    memset(&options, 'n', sizeof(DialogsFileBrowserOptions));
+//    // default-initialize the structure (omitting any 'n's in the parameters)
+//    dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options(&options, ".fap", NULL);
+//    // assert that no bytes remained set to 'n' after default-initialiaztion
+//    mu_assert(
+//        memchr(&options, 'n', sizeof(DialogsFileBrowserOptions)) == NULL,
+//        "`options` contained an 'n' symbol, although it should have been overwritten");
+//}
+
 MU_TEST_SUITE(dialogs_file_browser_options) {
     MU_RUN_TEST(test_dialog_file_browser_set_basic_options_should_init_all_fields);
 }