diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/support/IndicesOptionsTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/support/IndicesOptionsTests.java
index 37a3c556804e0..aee9f0859005a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/support/IndicesOptionsTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/action/support/IndicesOptionsTests.java
@@ -142,6 +142,35 @@ public void testFromOptions() {
         }
     }
 
+    public void testIllegalArgumentExceptionForClosedIndices() {
+        final boolean ignoreUnavailable = randomBoolean();
+        final boolean allowNoIndices = randomBoolean();
+        final boolean expandToOpenIndices = randomBoolean();
+        final boolean expandToClosedIndices = true;
+        final boolean expandToHiddenIndices = randomBoolean();
+        final boolean allowAliasesToMultipleIndices = randomBoolean();
+        final boolean forbidClosedIndices = true;
+        final boolean ignoreAliases = randomBoolean();
+        final boolean ignoreThrottled = randomBoolean();
+
+        IllegalArgumentException iae = expectThrows(
+            IllegalArgumentException.class,
+            () -> IndicesOptions.fromOptions(
+                ignoreUnavailable,
+                allowNoIndices,
+                expandToOpenIndices,
+                expandToClosedIndices,
+                expandToHiddenIndices,
+                allowAliasesToMultipleIndices,
+                forbidClosedIndices,
+                ignoreAliases,
+                ignoreThrottled
+            )
+        );
+        String expectedMessage = "To expand [" + WildcardStates.CLOSED + "] wildcard, please set forbid_closed_indices to `false` ";
+        assertEquals(expectedMessage, iae.getMessage());
+    }
+
     public void testFromOptionsWithDefaultOptions() {
         boolean ignoreUnavailable = randomBoolean();
         boolean allowNoIndices = randomBoolean();