diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_head.rs b/tests/by-util/test_head.rs
index b72e77281..db9ab7666 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_head.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_head.rs
@@ -438,3 +438,21 @@ fn test_read_backwards_bytes_sys_kernel_profiling() {
     assert_eq!(stdout_str.len(), 1);
     assert!(stdout_str == "0" || stdout_str == "1");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_value_too_large() {
+    const MAX: u64 = u64::MAX;
+
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["-n", format!("{MAX}0").as_str(), "lorem_ipsum.txt"])
+        .fails()
+        .stderr_contains("Value too large for defined data type");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_all_but_last_lines() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["-n", "-15", "lorem_ipsum.txt"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_is_fixture("lorem_ipsum_backwards_15_lines.expected");
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/head/lorem_ipsum_backwards_15_lines.expected b/tests/fixtures/head/lorem_ipsum_backwards_15_lines.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9865c1b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/head/lorem_ipsum_backwards_15_lines.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
+consectetur adipiscing elit.
+Nunc interdum suscipit sem vel ornare.
+Proin euismod,
+justo sed mollis dictum,
+eros urna ultricies augue,
+eu pharetra mi ex id ante.
+Duis convallis porttitor aliquam.
+Nunc vitae tincidunt ex.