diff --git a/tests/kernel/context/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/context/src/main.c
index d87553baf9c..9bf0a57c569 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/context/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/context/src/main.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define EXEC_CTX_TYPE_CMD  1
 
 #define UNKNOWN_COMMAND    -1
+#define INVALID_BEHAVIOUR  -2
 
 /*
  * Get the timer type dependent IRQ number. If timer type
@@ -227,6 +228,10 @@ static void isr_handler(const void *data)
 {
 	ARG_UNUSED(data);
 
+	if (k_can_yield()) {
+		isr_info.error = INVALID_BEHAVIOUR;
+	}
+
 	switch (isr_info.command) {
 	case THREAD_SELF_CMD:
 		isr_info.data = (void *)k_current_get();
@@ -817,6 +822,11 @@ static void k_yield_entry(void *arg0, void *arg1, void *arg2)
 	zassert_equal(thread_evidence, 0,
 		      "Helper created at higher priority ran prematurely.");
 
+	/*
+	 * Validate the thread is allowed to yield
+	 */
+	zassert_true(k_can_yield(), "Thread incorrectly detected it could not yield");
+
 	/*
 	 * Test that the thread will yield to the higher priority helper.
 	 * thread_evidence is still 0.
diff --git a/tests/kernel/device/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/device/src/main.c
index 402d09258ee..cd62e3090ca 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/device/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/device/src/main.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static struct init_record {
 	bool pre_kernel;
 	bool is_in_isr;
 	bool is_pre_kernel;
+	bool could_yield;
 } init_records[4];
 
 __pinned_data
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ static int add_init_record(bool pre_kernel)
 	rp->pre_kernel = pre_kernel;
 	rp->is_pre_kernel = k_is_pre_kernel();
 	rp->is_in_isr = k_is_in_isr();
+	rp->could_yield = k_can_yield();
 	++rp;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -205,6 +207,8 @@ void test_pre_kernel_detection(void)
 			      "rec %zu isr", rp - init_records);
 		zassert_equal(rp->is_pre_kernel, true,
 			      "rec %zu pre-kernel", rp - init_records);
+		zassert_equal(rp->could_yield, false,
+			      "rec %zu could-yield", rp - init_records);
 		++rp;
 	}
 	zassert_equal(rp - init_records, 2U,
@@ -215,6 +219,8 @@ void test_pre_kernel_detection(void)
 			      "rec %zu isr", rp - init_records);
 		zassert_equal(rp->is_pre_kernel, false,
 			      "rec %zu post-kernel", rp - init_records);
+		zassert_equal(rp->could_yield, true,
+			      "rec %zu could-yield", rp - init_records);
 		++rp;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/subsys/pm/power_mgmt/src/main.c b/tests/subsys/pm/power_mgmt/src/main.c
index 8c6eaace6ad..ebd99428502 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/pm/power_mgmt/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/subsys/pm/power_mgmt/src/main.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ const struct pm_state_info *pm_policy_next_state(uint8_t cpu, int32_t ticks)
 	/* make sure this is idle thread */
 	zassert_true(z_is_idle_thread_object(_current), NULL);
 	zassert_true(ticks == _kernel.idle, NULL);
+	zassert_false(k_can_yield(), NULL);
 	idle_entered = true;
 
 	if (enter_low_power) {