diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp
index 2bf70c715d..9fe5801682 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioCoreModuleTargetTest.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioDeviceDescription;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioDeviceType;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioDualMonoMode;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioFormatType;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioGainConfig;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioInputFlags;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioIoFlags;
 using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioLatencyMode;
@@ -450,6 +451,7 @@ class AudioCoreModuleBase {
     // This is implemented by the 'StreamFixture' utility class.
     static constexpr int kNegativeTestBufferSizeFrames = 256;
     static constexpr int kDefaultLargeBufferSizeFrames = 48000;
+    static constexpr int32_t kAidlVersion3 = 3;
 
     void SetUpImpl(const std::string& moduleName, bool setUpDebug = true) {
         ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(ConnectToService(moduleName, setUpDebug));
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ class AudioCoreModuleBase {
         if (setUpDebug) {
             ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(SetUpDebug());
         }
+        ASSERT_TRUE(module->getInterfaceVersion(&aidlVersion).isOk());
     }
 
     void RestartService() {
@@ -490,6 +493,7 @@ class AudioCoreModuleBase {
         if (setUpDebug) {
             ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(SetUpDebug());
         }
+        ASSERT_TRUE(module->getInterfaceVersion(&aidlVersion).isOk());
     }
 
     void SetUpDebug() {
@@ -577,6 +581,7 @@ class AudioCoreModuleBase {
     std::unique_ptr<WithDebugFlags> debug;
     std::vector<AudioPort> initialPorts;
     std::vector<AudioRoute> initialRoutes;
+    int32_t aidlVersion;
 };
 
 class WithDevicePortConnectedState {
@@ -1821,6 +1826,46 @@ TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, SetAudioPortConfigInvalidPortConfigId) {
     }
 }
 
+TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, SetAudioPortConfigInvalidPortAudioGain) {
+    if (aidlVersion < kAidlVersion3) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skip for audio HAL version lower than " << kAidlVersion3;
+    }
+    std::vector<AudioPort> ports;
+    ASSERT_IS_OK(module->getAudioPorts(&ports));
+    bool atLeastOnePortWithNonemptyGain = false;
+    for (const auto port : ports) {
+        AudioPortConfig portConfig;
+        portConfig.portId = port.id;
+        if (port.gains.empty()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        atLeastOnePortWithNonemptyGain = true;
+        int index = 0;
+        ASSERT_NE(0, port.gains[index].stepValue) << "Invalid audio port config gain step 0";
+        portConfig.gain->index = index;
+        AudioGainConfig invalidGainConfig;
+
+        int invalidGain = port.gains[index].maxValue + port.gains[index].stepValue;
+        invalidGainConfig.values.push_back(invalidGain);
+        portConfig.gain.emplace(invalidGainConfig);
+        bool applied = true;
+        AudioPortConfig suggestedConfig;
+        EXPECT_STATUS(EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT,
+                      module->setAudioPortConfig(portConfig, &suggestedConfig, &applied))
+                << "invalid port gain " << invalidGain << " lower than min gain";
+
+        invalidGain = port.gains[index].minValue - port.gains[index].stepValue;
+        invalidGainConfig.values[0] = invalidGain;
+        portConfig.gain.emplace(invalidGainConfig);
+        EXPECT_STATUS(EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT,
+                      module->setAudioPortConfig(portConfig, &suggestedConfig, &applied))
+                << "invalid port gain " << invalidGain << "higher than max gain";
+    }
+    if (!atLeastOnePortWithNonemptyGain) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "No audio port contains non-empty gain configuration";
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_P(AudioCoreModule, TryConnectMissingDevice) {
     // Limit checks to connection types that are known to be detectable by HAL implementations.
     static const std::set<std::string> kCheckedConnectionTypes{