diff --git a/test/falco_tests.yaml b/test/falco_tests.yaml
index f8dedc0c..6e209c21 100644
--- a/test/falco_tests.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_tests.yaml
@@ -358,6 +358,16 @@ trace_files: !mux
     validate_rules_file:
       - rules/invalid_macro_without_condition.yaml
     trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
+  
+  invalid_macro_loop:
+    exit_status: 1
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: macro
+        item_name: macro_a
+        code: LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE
+        message_contains: "reference loop in macro"
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/invalid_macro_loop.yaml
 
   invalid_rule_without_output:
     exit_status: 1
@@ -403,6 +413,16 @@ trace_files: !mux
       - rules/list_append_failure.yaml
     trace_file: trace_files/cat_write.scap
 
+  invalid_list_loop:
+    exit_status: 1
+    validate_errors:
+      - item_type: rule
+        item_name: sample rule
+        code: LOAD_ERR_COMPILE_CONDITION
+        message: "unknown event type list_a"
+    validate_rules_file:
+      - rules/invalid_list_loop.yaml
+
   invalid_rule_append_dangling:
     exit_status: 1
     validate_errors:
diff --git a/test/rules/invalid_list_loop.yaml b/test/rules/invalid_list_loop.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb8fc493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/invalid_list_loop.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+- list: list_a
+  items: [open]
+
+- list: list_b
+  items: [list_a]
+
+- list: list_a
+  items: [list_b]
+
+- macro: macro_a
+  condition: evt.type in (list_a)
+
+- rule: sample rule
+  priority: WARNING
+  output: test
+  desc: testdesc
+  condition: macro_a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/rules/invalid_macro_loop.yaml b/test/rules/invalid_macro_loop.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38ed41c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/invalid_macro_loop.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- macro: macro_a
+  condition: evt.type=open
+
+- macro: macro_b
+  condition: macro_a
+
+- macro: macro_a
+  condition: macro_b