diff --git a/test/vpnor/create_read_window_partition_invalid.cpp b/test/vpnor/create_read_window_partition_invalid.cpp
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright (C) 2018 IBM Corp.
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "mboxd_pnor_partition_table.h"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include "test/mbox.h"
+#include "test/system.h"
+}
+
+#include "test/vpnor/tmpd.hpp"
+
+const std::string toc[] = {
+    "partition01=HBB,00002000,00003000,80,ECC,READONLY",
+};
+
+static constexpr auto BLOCK_SIZE = 4096;
+static constexpr auto MEM_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE * 2;
+static constexpr auto ERASE_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE;
+static constexpr auto N_WINDOWS = 1;
+static constexpr auto WINDOW_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE;
+
+static const uint8_t get_info[] = {0x02, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
+
+/* Request access below the specified partition */
+static const uint8_t create_read_window[] = {0x04, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00,
+                                             0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+                                             0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
+
+int main()
+{
+    namespace test = openpower::virtual_pnor::test;
+
+    struct mbox_context *ctx;
+    int rc;
+
+    system_set_reserved_size(MEM_SIZE);
+    system_set_mtd_sizes(MEM_SIZE, ERASE_SIZE);
+
+    ctx = mbox_create_test_context(N_WINDOWS, WINDOW_SIZE);
+    test::VpnorRoot root(ctx, toc, BLOCK_SIZE);
+    vpnor_create_partition_table_from_path(ctx, root.ro().c_str());
+
+    rc = mbox_command_dispatch(ctx, get_info, sizeof(get_info));
+    assert(rc == 1);
+
+    rc = mbox_command_dispatch(ctx, create_read_window,
+                               sizeof(create_read_window));
+    return !(rc == 1);
+}