diff --git a/pkg/registry/resource/resourceslice/declarative_validation_test.go b/pkg/registry/resource/resourceslice/declarative_validation_test.go
index 4264de1aa9a..35a1bff8e2e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/resource/resourceslice/declarative_validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resource/resourceslice/declarative_validation_test.go
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ func TestDeclarativeValidateUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 						field.Invalid(field.NewPath("spec", "devices").Index(0).Child("attributes").Key("test.io/multiple"), "", "").WithOrigin("union").MarkAlpha(),
 					},
 				},
+				"invalid update: device attribute no value": {
+					old:    mkResourceSliceWithDevices(),
+					update: mkResourceSliceWithDevices(tweakDeviceAttribute("test.io/empty", resource.DeviceAttribute{})),
+					expectedErrs: field.ErrorList{
+						field.Invalid(field.NewPath("spec", "devices").Index(0).Child("attributes").Key("test.io/empty"), "", "").WithOrigin("union").MarkAlpha(),
+					},
+				},
 				// spec.sharedCounters
 				"valid update: at limit shared counters": {
 					old:    mkResourceSliceWithSharedCounters(),