diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_copy.py b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_copy.py
index 579c7cf0c80..d7becf580c8 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_copy.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_copy.py
@@ -206,3 +206,38 @@ def test_copy(tmp_path):
                     )
                     res = filestate.copy_(name, source, group=group, preserve=False)
                     assert res == ret
+
+
+def test_copy_test_mode_user_group_not_present():
+    """
+    Test file copy in test mode with no user or group existing
+    """
+    source = "/tmp/src_copy_no_user_group_test_mode"
+    filename = "/tmp/copy_no_user_group_test_mode"
+    with patch.dict(
+        filestate.__salt__,
+        {
+            "file.group_to_gid": MagicMock(side_effect=["1234", "", ""]),
+            "file.user_to_uid": MagicMock(side_effect=["", "4321", ""]),
+            "file.get_mode": MagicMock(return_value="0644"),
+        },
+    ), patch.dict(filestate.__opts__, {"test": True}), patch.object(
+        os.path, "exists", return_value=True
+    ):
+        ret = filestate.copy_(
+            source, filename, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
+
+        ret = filestate.copy_(
+            source, filename, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
+
+        ret = filestate.copy_(
+            source, filename, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_filestate.py b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_filestate.py
index 6fb50a817bf..f7daf51b5a6 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_filestate.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_filestate.py
@@ -598,3 +598,45 @@ def test_mod_run_check_cmd():
         assert filestate.mod_run_check_cmd(cmd, filename) == ret
 
         assert filestate.mod_run_check_cmd(cmd, filename)
+
+
+def test_recurse_test_mode_user_group_not_present():
+    """
+    Test file recurse in test mode with no user or group existing
+    """
+    filename = "/tmp/recurse_no_user_group_test_mode"
+    source = "salt://tmp/src_recurse_no_user_group_test_mode"
+    mock_l = MagicMock(return_value=[])
+    mock_emt = MagicMock(return_value=["tmp/src_recurse_no_user_group_test_mode"])
+    with patch.dict(
+        filestate.__salt__,
+        {
+            "file.group_to_gid": MagicMock(side_effect=["1234", "", ""]),
+            "file.user_to_uid": MagicMock(side_effect=["", "4321", ""]),
+            "file.get_mode": MagicMock(return_value="0644"),
+            "file.source_list": MagicMock(return_value=[source, ""]),
+            "cp.list_master_dirs": mock_emt,
+            "cp.list_master": mock_l,
+        },
+    ), patch.dict(filestate.__opts__, {"test": True}), patch.object(
+        os.path, "exists", return_value=True
+    ), patch.object(
+        os.path, "isdir", return_value=True
+    ):
+        ret = filestate.recurse(
+            filename, source, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
+
+        ret = filestate.recurse(
+            filename, source, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
+
+        ret = filestate.recurse(
+            filename, source, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_managed.py b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_managed.py
index 128c808e97f..0f5da2dac27 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_managed.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_managed.py
@@ -374,3 +374,34 @@ def test_managed():
                                         filestate.managed(name, user=user, group=group)
                                         == ret
                                     )
+
+
+def test_managed_test_mode_user_group_not_present():
+    """
+    Test file managed in test mode with no user or group existing
+    """
+    filename = "/tmp/managed_no_user_group_test_mode"
+    with patch.dict(
+        filestate.__salt__,
+        {
+            "file.group_to_gid": MagicMock(side_effect=["1234", "", ""]),
+            "file.user_to_uid": MagicMock(side_effect=["", "4321", ""]),
+        },
+    ), patch.dict(filestate.__opts__, {"test": True}):
+        ret = filestate.managed(
+            filename, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
+
+        ret = filestate.managed(
+            filename, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]
+
+        ret = filestate.managed(
+            filename, group="nonexistinggroup", user="nonexistinguser"
+        )
+        assert ret["result"] is not False
+        assert "is not available" not in ret["comment"]