diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js b/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js
index 4019cb4888d197..a85d6683164a26 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@ assert.throws(
     }
   );
 });
+
+assert.throws(() => {
+  process.setgroups([1, 'fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveyb']);
+}, {
+  code: 'ERR_UNKNOWN_CREDENTIAL',
+  message: 'Group identifier does not exist: fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveyb'
+});