diff --git a/test/integration/apiserver/max_request_body_bytes_test.go b/test/integration/apiserver/max_request_body_bytes_test.go
index d5c50b22120..f343a272c0c 100644
--- a/test/integration/apiserver/max_request_body_bytes_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/apiserver/max_request_body_bytes_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ func TestMaxResourceSize(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected success or bad request err, got %v", err)
 		}
 	})
+	t.Run("JSONPatchType should handle a valid patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		patchBody := []byte(`[{"op":"add","path":"/foo","value":0` + strings.Repeat(" ", 3*1024*1024-100) + `}]`)
+		err = rest.Patch(types.JSONPatchType).AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
+			Body(patchBody).Do().Error()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
 	t.Run("MergePatchType should handle a patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
 		patchBody := []byte(`{"value":` + strings.Repeat("[", 3*1024*1024/2-100) + strings.Repeat("]", 3*1024*1024/2-100) + `}`)
 		err = rest.Patch(types.MergePatchType).AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
@@ -101,6 +109,14 @@ func TestMaxResourceSize(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected success or bad request err, got %v", err)
 		}
 	})
+	t.Run("MergePatchType should handle a valid patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		patchBody := []byte(`{"value":0` + strings.Repeat(" ", 3*1024*1024-100) + `}`)
+		err = rest.Patch(types.MergePatchType).AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
+			Body(patchBody).Do().Error()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
 	t.Run("StrategicMergePatchType should handle a patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
 		patchBody := []byte(`{"value":` + strings.Repeat("[", 3*1024*1024/2-100) + strings.Repeat("]", 3*1024*1024/2-100) + `}`)
 		err = rest.Patch(types.StrategicMergePatchType).AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
@@ -109,6 +125,14 @@ func TestMaxResourceSize(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected success or bad request err, got %v", err)
 		}
 	})
+	t.Run("StrategicMergePatchType should handle a valid patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		patchBody := []byte(`{"value":0` + strings.Repeat(" ", 3*1024*1024-100) + `}`)
+		err = rest.Patch(types.StrategicMergePatchType).AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
+			Body(patchBody).Do().Error()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
 	t.Run("ApplyPatchType should handle a patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
 		patchBody := []byte(`{"value":` + strings.Repeat("[", 3*1024*1024/2-100) + strings.Repeat("]", 3*1024*1024/2-100) + `}`)
 		err = rest.Patch(types.ApplyPatchType).Param("fieldManager", "test").AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
@@ -117,6 +141,14 @@ func TestMaxResourceSize(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected success or bad request err, got %#v", err)
 		}
 	})
+	t.Run("ApplyPatchType should handle a valid patch just under the max limit", func(t *testing.T) {
+		patchBody := []byte(`{"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"Secret"` + strings.Repeat(" ", 3*1024*1024-100) + `}`)
+		err = rest.Patch(types.ApplyPatchType).Param("fieldManager", "test").AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
+			Body(patchBody).Do().Error()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
 	t.Run("Delete should limit the request body size", func(t *testing.T) {
 		err = c.Delete().AbsPath(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets/test")).
 			Body(hugeData).Do().Error()