diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
index 69364e385da..73667abc7c1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
@@ -1246,6 +1247,9 @@ func RunTestList(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, store storage.Interface, com
 			} else {
 				ExpectContains(t, "incorrect list pods", toInterfaceSlice(tt.expectedAlternatives), out.Items)
 			}
+			if !cmp.Equal(tt.expectedRemainingItemCount, out.RemainingItemCount) {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected remainingItemCount, diff: %s", cmp.Diff(tt.expectedRemainingItemCount, out.RemainingItemCount))
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }