diff --git a/test-utils/pom.xml b/test-utils/pom.xml
index 40bbacd52..4623fcdbe 100644
--- a/test-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/test-utils/pom.xml
@@ -60,5 +60,17 @@
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <!-- test -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
+            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.easymock</groupId>
+            <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/test-utils/src/test/java/org/hibernate/validator/testutil/PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactoryTest.java b/test-utils/src/test/java/org/hibernate/validator/testutil/PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactoryTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e9a65e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-utils/src/test/java/org/hibernate/validator/testutil/PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactoryTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * Copyright Red Hat Inc. and Hibernate Authors
+ */
+package org.hibernate.validator.testutil;
+
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.*;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import jakarta.validation.ConstraintValidatorFactory;
+import jakarta.validation.ValidatorFactory;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+public class PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactoryTest {
+
+	private ConstraintValidatorFactory delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory;
+
+	@BeforeMethod
+	public void setUp() {
+		delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory = createMock( ConstraintValidatorFactory.class );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetInstanceWithPreconfiguredValidator() {
+		CountValidationCallsValidator constraintValidator = new CountValidationCallsValidator();
+
+		PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactory constraintValidatorFactory = PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactory.builder()
+				.delegated( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory )
+				.defaultValidators( Map.of( CountValidationCallsValidator.class, constraintValidator ) )
+				.build();
+
+		assertThat( constraintValidatorFactory.getInstance( CountValidationCallsValidator.class ) )
+				.isEqualTo( constraintValidator );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testGetInstanceWithDefaultValidator() {
+		CountValidationCallsValidator constraintValidator = new CountValidationCallsValidator();
+
+		expect( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory.getInstance( CountValidationCallsValidator.class ) ).andReturn( constraintValidator );
+
+		PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactory constraintValidatorFactory = PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactory.builder()
+				.delegated( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory )
+				.build();
+
+		replay( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory );
+
+		assertThat( constraintValidatorFactory.getInstance( CountValidationCallsValidator.class ) )
+				.isEqualTo( constraintValidator );
+
+		verify( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testReleaseInstance() {
+		CountValidationCallsValidator constraintValidator = new CountValidationCallsValidator();
+
+		delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory.releaseInstance( constraintValidator );
+
+		PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactory constraintValidatorFactory = PreconfiguredConstraintValidatorFactory.builder()
+				.delegated( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory )
+				.build();
+
+		replay( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory );
+
+		constraintValidatorFactory.releaseInstance( constraintValidator );
+
+		verify( delegatedConstraintValidatorFactory );
+	}
+}