diff --git a/src/test/versionbits_tests.cpp b/src/test/versionbits_tests.cpp
index 882afb2e20..db537d3932 100644
--- a/src/test/versionbits_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/versionbits_tests.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ public:
     int GetStateSinceHeightFor(const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev) const { return AbstractThresholdConditionChecker::GetStateSinceHeightFor(pindexPrev, paramsDummy, cache); }
 };
 
+class TestAlwaysActiveConditionChecker : public TestConditionChecker
+{
+public:
+    int64_t BeginTime(const Consensus::Params& params) const override { return Consensus::BIP9Deployment::ALWAYS_ACTIVE; }
+};
+
 #define CHECKERS 6
 
 class VersionBitsTester
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ class VersionBitsTester
     // The first one performs all checks, the second only 50%, the third only 25%, etc...
     // This is to test whether lack of cached information leads to the same results.
     TestConditionChecker checker[CHECKERS];
+    // Another 6 that assume always active activation
+    TestAlwaysActiveConditionChecker checker_always[CHECKERS];
 
     // Test counter (to identify failures)
     int num;
@@ -56,6 +64,7 @@ public:
         }
         for (unsigned int  i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             checker[i] = TestConditionChecker();
+            checker_always[i] = TestAlwaysActiveConditionChecker();
         }
         vpblock.clear();
         return *this;
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             if (InsecureRandBits(i) == 0) {
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker[i].GetStateSinceHeightFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == height, strprintf("Test %i for StateSinceHeight", num));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker_always[i].GetStateSinceHeightFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == 0, strprintf("Test %i for StateSinceHeight (always active)", num));
             }
         }
         num++;
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             if (InsecureRandBits(i) == 0) {
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_DEFINED, strprintf("Test %i for DEFINED", num));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker_always[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_ACTIVE, strprintf("Test %i for ACTIVE (always active)", num));
             }
         }
         num++;
@@ -102,6 +113,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             if (InsecureRandBits(i) == 0) {
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_STARTED, strprintf("Test %i for STARTED", num));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker_always[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_ACTIVE, strprintf("Test %i for ACTIVE (always active)", num));
             }
         }
         num++;
@@ -112,6 +124,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             if (InsecureRandBits(i) == 0) {
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_LOCKED_IN, strprintf("Test %i for LOCKED_IN", num));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker_always[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_ACTIVE, strprintf("Test %i for ACTIVE (always active)", num));
             }
         }
         num++;
@@ -122,6 +135,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             if (InsecureRandBits(i) == 0) {
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_ACTIVE, strprintf("Test %i for ACTIVE", num));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker_always[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_ACTIVE, strprintf("Test %i for ACTIVE (always active)", num));
             }
         }
         num++;
@@ -132,6 +146,7 @@ public:
         for (int i = 0; i < CHECKERS; i++) {
             if (InsecureRandBits(i) == 0) {
                 BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_FAILED, strprintf("Test %i for FAILED", num));
+                BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(checker_always[i].GetStateFor(vpblock.empty() ? nullptr : vpblock.back()) == THRESHOLD_ACTIVE, strprintf("Test %i for ACTIVE (always active)", num));
             }
         }
         num++;