diff --git a/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go b/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go
index ec695235a36..4612eba93f6 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provider"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/kustfile"
@@ -51,8 +52,16 @@ func TestCreateWithResources(t *testing.T) {
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(m.Resources, expected) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %+v but got %+v", expected, m.Resources)
 	}
+
 }
 
+func TestCreateWithResourcesWithFileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	fSys := filesys.MakeEmptyDirInMemory()
+	fSys.WriteFile("foo.yaml", []byte(""))
+	opts := createFlags{resources: "foo.yaml,bar.yaml"}
+	err := runCreate(opts, fSys, factory)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, "bar.yaml has no match: must build at directory: not a valid directory: 'bar.yaml' doesn't exist")
+}
 func TestCreateWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	fSys := filesys.MakeFsInMemory()
 	want := "foo"
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addcomponent_test.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addcomponent_test.go
index 3e99ff91073..a6d58e3204e 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addcomponent_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addcomponent_test.go
@@ -73,3 +73,13 @@ func TestAddComponentNoArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	err := cmd.Execute()
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "must specify a component file")
 }
+
+func TestAddComponentFileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	fSys := filesys.MakeEmptyDirInMemory()
+
+	cmd := newCmdAddComponent(fSys)
+	args := []string{componentFileName}
+
+	err := cmd.RunE(cmd, args)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, componentFileName+" has no match: must build at directory: not a valid directory: '"+componentFileName+"' doesn't exist")
+}
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addresource_test.go b/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addresource_test.go
index 3602d89013c..c17621bd371 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addresource_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/edit/add/addresource_test.go
@@ -94,3 +94,13 @@ func TestAddResourceNoArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "must specify a resource file", err.Error())
 }
+
+func TestAddResourceFileNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	fSys := filesys.MakeEmptyDirInMemory()
+
+	cmd := newCmdAddResource(fSys)
+	args := []string{resourceFileName}
+
+	err := cmd.RunE(cmd, args)
+	assert.EqualError(t, err, resourceFileName+" has no match: must build at directory: not a valid directory: '"+resourceFileName+"' doesn't exist")
+}