diff --git a/tests/common/ratelimitpolicy/ratelimitpolicy_controller_test.go b/tests/common/ratelimitpolicy/ratelimitpolicy_controller_test.go
index 338a4a955..867e52397 100644
--- a/tests/common/ratelimitpolicy/ratelimitpolicy_controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/common/ratelimitpolicy/ratelimitpolicy_controller_test.go
@@ -963,6 +963,85 @@ var _ = Describe("RateLimitPolicy CEL Validations", func() {
 		}, testTimeOut)
 	})
 
+	Context("Limits missing from configuration", func() {
+		It("Missing limits object", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {
+				policy.Spec.Limits = nil
+			})
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, policy)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(strings.Contains(err.Error(), "At least one spec.limits most be defined")).To(BeTrue())
+		}, testTimeOut)
+
+		It("Empty limits object created", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {
+				policy.Spec.Limits = map[string]kuadrantv1.Limit{}
+
+			})
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, policy)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(strings.Contains(err.Error(), "At least one spec.limits most be defined")).To(BeTrue())
+		}, testTimeOut)
+
+		It("Missing defaults.limits object", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {
+				policy.Spec.Limits = nil
+				policy.Spec.Defaults = &kuadrantv1.MergeableRateLimitPolicySpec{
+					RateLimitPolicySpecProper: kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicySpecProper{
+						Limits: nil,
+					},
+				}
+			})
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, policy)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(strings.Contains(err.Error(), "At least one spec.defaults.limits most be defined")).To(BeTrue())
+		}, testTimeOut)
+
+		It("Empty defaults.limits object created", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {
+				policy.Spec.Limits = nil
+				policy.Spec.Defaults = &kuadrantv1.MergeableRateLimitPolicySpec{
+					RateLimitPolicySpecProper: kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicySpecProper{
+						Limits: map[string]kuadrantv1.Limit{},
+					},
+				}
+
+			})
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, policy)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(strings.Contains(err.Error(), "At least one spec.defaults.limits most be defined")).To(BeTrue())
+		}, testTimeOut)
+
+		It("Missing overrides.limits object", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {
+				policy.Spec.Limits = nil
+				policy.Spec.Overrides = &kuadrantv1.MergeableRateLimitPolicySpec{
+					RateLimitPolicySpecProper: kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicySpecProper{
+						Limits: nil,
+					},
+				}
+			})
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, policy)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(strings.Contains(err.Error(), "At least one spec.overrides.limits most be defined")).To(BeTrue())
+		}, testTimeOut)
+
+		It("Empty overrides.limits object created", func(ctx SpecContext) {
+			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {
+				policy.Spec.Limits = nil
+				policy.Spec.Overrides = &kuadrantv1.MergeableRateLimitPolicySpec{
+					RateLimitPolicySpecProper: kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicySpecProper{
+						Limits: map[string]kuadrantv1.Limit{},
+					},
+				}
+
+			})
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, policy)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(BeNil()))
+			Expect(strings.Contains(err.Error(), "At least one spec.overrides.limits most be defined")).To(BeTrue())
+		}, testTimeOut)
+	})
+
 	Context("Defaults / Override validation", func() {
 		It("Valid - only implicit defaults defined", func(ctx SpecContext) {
 			policy := policyFactory(func(policy *kuadrantv1.RateLimitPolicy) {