diff --git a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/test/catalog.ts b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/test/catalog.ts
index 7a884c80d4a..78b8c287b6b 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/test/catalog.ts
+++ b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/test/catalog.ts
@@ -333,3 +333,40 @@ test('lockfile catalog snapshots should keep unused entries', async () => {
     })
   }
 })
+
+test.skip('throws frozen-lockfile error if catalog is modified', async () => {
+  await using ctrl = new CatalogTestsController([
+    {
+      location: 'packages/project1',
+      package: {
+        dependencies: {
+          'is-positive': 'catalog:',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ])
+
+  await ctrl.writeWorkspaceYml({
+    packages: ['packages/*'],
+    catalog: { 'is-positive': '=1.0.0' },
+  })
+  await ctrl.install()
+
+  expect((await ctrl.lockfile()).importers['packages/project1']).toEqual({
+    dependencies: {
+      'is-positive': {
+        specifier: 'catalog:',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+      },
+    },
+  })
+
+  await ctrl.writeWorkspaceYml({
+    packages: ['packages/*'],
+    catalog: {
+      'is-positive': '=3.1.0',
+    },
+  })
+
+  await expect(() => ctrl.install({ frozenLockfile: true })).rejects.toThrow()
+})