diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-provider/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-provider/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae0a1b6db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-provider/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {
+      # Test mock provider will create a required attribute for the provider
+      # and there are no attributes here in the config...
+    }
+    value = "foobar"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-store/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-store/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3296315d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-store/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {
+      # missing required attribute "value"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-provider/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-provider/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c423184060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-provider/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {
+      region = "region1"
+      region = "region2" # Should trigger an error
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-store/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-store/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95dfe7798c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-store/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {}
+    value = "value1"
+    value = "value2" # Should trigger an error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-provider/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-provider/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a241a32bfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-provider/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {
+      unknown = "this isn't in the test provider's schema" # Should trigger an error
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-store/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-store/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fdaf2b756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-store/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {}
+    unknown = "this isn't in test_store's schema" # Should trigger an error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-store-type/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-store-type/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0366006bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-store-type/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_nonexistent" { # nonexistent is not a valid state store type in the mocked provider
+    provider "test" {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/valid-config/main.tf b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/valid-config/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b350a6d48a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/testdata/invalid-state-store-configuration/valid-config/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    test = {
+      source = "hashicorp/test"
+    }
+  }
+  state_store "test_store" {
+    provider "test" {
+      region = "saturn"
+    }
+    value = "foobar"
+  }
+}
+
+# This config is valid, but the test will force the provider
+# or state store's config validation methods to return an error.
diff --git a/internal/command/validate.go b/internal/command/validate.go
index c3bd859dbc..5e86d3db57 100644
--- a/internal/command/validate.go
+++ b/internal/command/validate.go
@@ -5,16 +5,21 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/addrs"
 	backendInit "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/backend/init"
+	backendPluggable "github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/backend/pluggable"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/command/arguments"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/command/views"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/configs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/didyoumean"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/providers"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/terraform"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/tfdiags"
 )
@@ -92,9 +97,11 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) validate(dir string) tfdiags.Diagnostics {
 
 	// Validation of backend block, if present
 	// Backend blocks live outside the Terraform graph so we have to do this separately.
-	backend := cfg.Module.Backend
-	if backend != nil {
-		diags = diags.Append(c.validateBackend(backend))
+	switch {
+	case cfg.Module.Backend != nil:
+		diags = diags.Append(c.validateBackend(cfg.Module.Backend))
+	case cfg.Module.StateStore != nil:
+		diags = diags.Append(c.validateStateStore(cfg.Module.StateStore))
 	}
 
 	// Unless excluded, we'll also do a quick validation of the Terraform test files. These live
@@ -134,7 +141,6 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) validateTestFiles(cfg *configs.Config) tfdiags.Diagnos
 		diags = diags.Append(file.Validate(cfg))
 
 		for _, run := range file.Runs {
-
 			if run.Module != nil {
 				// Then we can also validate the referenced modules, but we are
 				// only going to do this is if they are local modules.
@@ -144,7 +150,6 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) validateTestFiles(cfg *configs.Config) tfdiags.Diagnos
 				// the registry, the expectation is that the author of the
 				// module should have ran `terraform validate` themselves.
 				if _, ok := run.Module.Source.(addrs.ModuleSourceLocal); ok {
-
 					if validated := validatedModules[run.Module.Source.String()]; !validated {
 
 						// Since we can reference the same module twice, let's
@@ -153,14 +158,12 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) validateTestFiles(cfg *configs.Config) tfdiags.Diagnos
 						validatedModules[run.Module.Source.String()] = true
 						diags = diags.Append(c.validateConfig(run.ConfigUnderTest))
 					}
-
 				}
 
 				diags = diags.Append(run.Validate(run.ConfigUnderTest))
 			} else {
 				diags = diags.Append(run.Validate(cfg))
 			}
-
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -209,6 +212,114 @@ func (c *ValidateCommand) validateBackend(cfg *configs.Backend) tfdiags.Diagnost
 	return diags
 }
 
+// We validate the state store in an offline manner, so we use:
+// - State store's PrepareConfig method to validate the state_store block.
+// - Provider's ValidateProviderConfig to validate the nested provider block.
+// We don't use the Configure method, as that will interact with third-party systems.
+//
+// The code in this method is very similar to the `stateStoreInitFromConfig` method,
+// expect it doesn't configure the provider or the state store.
+func (c *ValidateCommand) validateStateStore(cfg *configs.StateStore) tfdiags.Diagnostics {
+	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
+
+	locks, depsDiags := c.Meta.lockedDependencies()
+	if depsDiags.HasErrors() {
+		// Add some context to the error so it's obvious that it's related to the state store.
+		newDiag := &hcl.Diagnostic{
+			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+			Summary:  "Unable to validate state store configuration",
+			Detail:   fmt.Sprintf("An unexpected error was encountered when loading the dependency locks file. Make sure the working directory has been initialized and try again. Error: %s", diags.Err()),
+			Subject:  &cfg.DeclRange,
+		}
+		return diags.Append(newDiag)
+	}
+	diags = diags.Append(depsDiags) // Preserve any warnings
+
+	factory, pDiags := c.Meta.StateStoreProviderFactoryFromConfig(cfg, locks)
+	diags = diags.Append(pDiags)
+	if pDiags.HasErrors() {
+		return diags
+	}
+
+	provider, err := factory()
+	if err != nil {
+		diags = diags.Append(fmt.Errorf("Unable to validate state store configuration. Terraform was unable to obtain a provider instance during state store initialization: %w", err))
+		return diags
+	}
+	defer provider.Close()
+
+	resp := provider.GetProviderSchema()
+
+	if len(resp.StateStores) == 0 {
+		diags = diags.Append(&hcl.Diagnostic{
+			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+			Summary:  "Provider does not support pluggable state storage",
+			Detail: fmt.Sprintf("There are no state stores implemented by provider %s (%q)",
+				cfg.Provider.Name,
+				cfg.ProviderAddr),
+			Subject: &cfg.DeclRange,
+		})
+		return diags
+	}
+
+	schema, exists := resp.StateStores[cfg.Type]
+	if !exists {
+		suggestions := slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(resp.StateStores))
+		suggestion := didyoumean.NameSuggestion(cfg.Type, suggestions)
+		if suggestion != "" {
+			suggestion = fmt.Sprintf(" Did you mean %q?", suggestion)
+		}
+		diags = diags.Append(&hcl.Diagnostic{
+			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+			Summary:  "State store not implemented by the provider",
+			Detail: fmt.Sprintf("State store %q is not implemented by provider %s (%q)%s",
+				cfg.Type, cfg.Provider.Name,
+				cfg.ProviderAddr, suggestion),
+			Subject: &cfg.DeclRange,
+		})
+		return diags
+	}
+
+	// Handle the nested provider block.
+	pDecSpec := resp.Provider.Body.DecoderSpec()
+	pConfig := cfg.Provider.Config
+	providerConfigVal, pDecDiags := hcldec.Decode(pConfig, pDecSpec, nil)
+	diags = diags.Append(pDecDiags)
+	if pDecDiags.HasErrors() {
+		return diags
+	}
+
+	// Handle the schema for the state store itself, excluding the provider block.
+	ssdecSpec := schema.Body.DecoderSpec()
+	stateStoreConfigVal, ssDecDiags := hcldec.Decode(cfg.Config, ssdecSpec, nil)
+	diags = diags.Append(ssDecDiags)
+	if ssDecDiags.HasErrors() {
+		return diags
+	}
+
+	// Validate the provider config
+	//
+	// NOTE: We don't configure the provider because the validate command is offline-only.
+	validateResp := provider.ValidateProviderConfig(providers.ValidateProviderConfigRequest{
+		Config: providerConfigVal,
+	})
+	diags = diags.Append(validateResp.Diagnostics)
+	if validateResp.Diagnostics.HasErrors() {
+		return diags
+	}
+
+	// Validate the state store config
+	//
+	// NOTE: We don't configure the state store because the validate command is offline-only.
+	p, err := backendPluggable.NewPluggable(provider, cfg.Type)
+	if err != nil {
+		diags = diags.Append(err)
+	}
+	_, validateDiags := p.PrepareConfig(stateStoreConfigVal)
+	diags = diags.Append(validateDiags)
+	return diags
+}
+
 func (c *ValidateCommand) Synopsis() string {
 	return "Check whether the configuration is valid"
 }
diff --git a/internal/command/validate_test.go b/internal/command/validate_test.go
index 4ea1fe7f4b..447575e069 100644
--- a/internal/command/validate_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/validate_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/configs/configschema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/providers"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/terminal"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/tfdiags"
 )
 
 func setupTest(t *testing.T, fixturepath string, args ...string) (*terminal.TestOutput, int) {
@@ -587,6 +588,309 @@ func TestValidate_backendBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestValidate_stateStoreBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("invalid when state_store block contains a repeated attribute", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-store"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected successful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Attribute redefined"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when state_store's provider block contains a repeated attribute", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/repeated-attr-in-provider"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected successful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Attribute redefined"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when the state store type is unknown in that provider", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-store-type"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected successful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: State store not implemented by the provider"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when the state store provider doesn't implement any stores", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-store-type" // ok to reuse; see mock provider for test setup
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		mock.GetProviderSchemaResponse.StateStores = map[string]providers.Schema{} // override to have no state stores
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected successful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Provider does not support pluggable state storage"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when there's an unknown attribute present in the states_store block", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-store"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected an unsuccessful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Unsupported argument"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when there's an unknown attribute present in the states_store's provider block", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/unknown-attr-in-provider"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected an unsuccessful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Unsupported argument"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when a required attribute in state_store block is unset", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-store"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected an unsuccessful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Missing required argument"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when a required attribute in state_store's provider block is unset", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/missing-required-attr-in-provider"
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		// Make the provider's schema require an attribute that isn't set in the test fixture
+		mock.GetProviderSchemaResponse.Provider.Body = &configschema.Block{
+			Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+				"required_attr": {Type: cty.String, Required: true},
+			},
+		}
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected an unsuccessful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error: Missing required argument"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when the state_store's provider's ValidateProviderConfig method returns an error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/valid-config" // mock provider creates the errors
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		// Make the provider respond as if there's a problem with the provider config.
+		mock.ValidateProviderConfigResponse = &providers.ValidateProviderConfigResponse{
+			Diagnostics: tfdiags.Diagnostics{}.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
+				tfdiags.Error,
+				"Error from test",
+				"This test is forcing an error to be returned from the provider's ValidateProviderConfig method.",
+			)),
+		}
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected an unsuccessful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error from test"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid when the state_store's provider's ValidateStateStoreConfig method returns an error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fixturePath := "invalid-state-store-configuration/valid-config" // mock provider creates the errors
+		view, done := testView(t)
+		mock := mockPluggableStateStorageProvider()
+		// Make the provider respond as if there's a problem with the state store config.
+		// The provider's ValidateStateStoreConfig method is called inside the PrepareConfig method of a Pluggable.
+		mock.ValidateStateStoreConfigResponse = &providers.ValidateStateStoreConfigResponse{
+			Diagnostics: tfdiags.Diagnostics{}.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
+				tfdiags.Error,
+				"Error from test",
+				"This test is forcing an error to be returned from the provider's ValidateStateStoreConfig method.",
+			)),
+		}
+		// Make mock happy.
+		// This check -that a provider is configured before state store config is validated- is specific to the mock
+		// and isn't performed by user-facing code in Terraform. The mock's behaviour is to highlight abnormal situations/
+		// breaking of assumptions.
+		// Here we know validate doesn't configure the provider before using validation methods, so we can set this flag
+		// to bypass.
+		mock.ConfigureProviderCalled = true
+		c := &ValidateCommand{
+			Meta: Meta{
+				testingOverrides:          metaOverridesForProvider(mock),
+				View:                      view,
+				AllowExperimentalFeatures: true,
+			},
+		}
+		args := []string{"-no-color", testFixturePath(fixturePath)}
+		code := c.Run(args)
+		output := done(t)
+
+		if code != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected an unsuccessful exit code %d\n\n%s", code, output.Stdout())
+		}
+		expectedErr := "Error from test"
+		if !strings.Contains(output.Stderr(), expectedErr) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error content: wanted %q, got: %s",
+				expectedErr,
+				output.Stderr(),
+			)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // Resources are validated using their schemas, so unknown or missing required attributes are identified.
 func TestValidate_resourceBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("invalid when block contains a repeated attribute", func(t *testing.T) {