diff --git a/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/DescribeConsumerGroupTest.java b/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/DescribeConsumerGroupTest.java
index de8933d1405..3cc350be196 100644
--- a/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/DescribeConsumerGroupTest.java
+++ b/tools/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/tools/consumer/group/DescribeConsumerGroupTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -171,12 +172,14 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
             createTopic(topic);
             for (List<String> describeType : DESCRIBE_TYPES) {
                 String protocolGroup = GROUP_PREFIX + groupProtocol.name() + "." + String.join("", describeType);
+                List<String> cgcArgs = new ArrayList<>(List.of("--bootstrap-server", clusterInstance.bootstrapServers(), "--describe", "--group", protocolGroup));
+                cgcArgs.addAll(describeType);
                 try (AutoCloseable protocolConsumerGroupExecutor = consumerGroupClosable(groupProtocol, protocolGroup, topic, Collections.emptyMap());
-                     ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service = consumerGroupService(new String[]{"--bootstrap-server", clusterInstance.bootstrapServers(), "--describe", "--group", protocolGroup})
+                     ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service = consumerGroupService(cgcArgs.toArray(new String[0]))
                 ) {
                     TestUtils.waitForCondition(() -> {
                         Entry<String, String> res = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutputAndError(describeGroups(service));
-                        return res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == 2 && res.getValue().isEmpty();
+                        return res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == 2 && res.getValue().isEmpty() && checkArgsOutput(cgcArgs, res.getKey().trim().split("\n")[0]);
                     }, "Expected a data row and no error in describe results with describe type " + String.join(" ", describeType) + ".");
                 }
             }
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
                         TestUtils.waitForCondition(() -> {
                             Entry<String, String> res = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutputAndError(describeGroups(service));
                             long numLines = Arrays.stream(res.getKey().trim().split("\n")).filter(line -> !line.isEmpty()).count();
-                            return (numLines == expectedNumLines) && res.getValue().isEmpty();
+                            return (numLines == expectedNumLines) && res.getValue().isEmpty() && checkArgsOutput(cgcArgs, res.getKey().trim().split("\n")[0]);
                         }, "Expected a data row and no error in describe results with describe type " + String.join(" ", describeType) + ".");
                     }
                 }
@@ -240,11 +243,13 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
                 }
                 int expectedNumLines = DESCRIBE_TYPES.size() * 2;
                 for (List<String> describeType : DESCRIBE_TYPES) {
-                    try (ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service = consumerGroupService(new String[]{"--bootstrap-server", clusterInstance.bootstrapServers(), "--describe", "--all-groups"})) {
+                    List<String> cgcArgs = new ArrayList<>(List.of("--bootstrap-server", clusterInstance.bootstrapServers(), "--describe", "--all-groups"));
+                    cgcArgs.addAll(describeType);
+                    try (ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service = consumerGroupService(cgcArgs.toArray(new String[0]))) {
                         TestUtils.waitForCondition(() -> {
                             Entry<String, String> res = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutputAndError(describeGroups(service));
                             long numLines = Arrays.stream(res.getKey().trim().split("\n")).filter(line -> !line.isEmpty()).count();
-                            return (numLines == expectedNumLines) && res.getValue().isEmpty();
+                            return (numLines == expectedNumLines) && res.getValue().isEmpty() && checkArgsOutput(cgcArgs, res.getKey().trim().split("\n")[0]);
                         }, "Expected a data row and no error in describe results with describe type " + String.join(" ", describeType) + ".");
                     }
                 }
@@ -396,13 +401,15 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
 
             for (List<String> describeType : DESCRIBE_TYPES) {
                 String group = GROUP_PREFIX + groupProtocol.name() + String.join("", describeType);
+                List<String> cgcArgs = new ArrayList<>(List.of("--bootstrap-server", clusterInstance.bootstrapServers(), "--describe", "--group", group));
+                cgcArgs.addAll(describeType);
                 // run one consumer in the group consuming from a single-partition topic
                 try (AutoCloseable protocolConsumerGroupExecutor = consumerGroupClosable(groupProtocol, group, topic, Collections.emptyMap());
-                     ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service = consumerGroupService(new String[]{"--bootstrap-server", clusterInstance.bootstrapServers(), "--describe", "--group", group})
+                     ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service = consumerGroupService(cgcArgs.toArray(new String[0]))
                 ) {
                     TestUtils.waitForCondition(() -> {
                         Entry<String, String> res = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutputAndError(describeGroups(service));
-                        return res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == 2 && res.getValue().isEmpty();
+                        return res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == 2 && res.getValue().isEmpty() && checkArgsOutput(cgcArgs, res.getKey().trim().split("\n")[0]);
                     }, "Expected describe group results with one data row for describe type '" + String.join(" ", describeType) + "'");
                     
                     protocolConsumerGroupExecutor.close();
@@ -529,7 +536,7 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
                     TestUtils.waitForCondition(() -> {
                         Entry<String, String> res = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutputAndError(describeGroups(service));
                         int expectedNumRows = DESCRIBE_TYPE_MEMBERS.contains(describeType) ? 3 : 2;
-                        return res.getValue().isEmpty() && res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == expectedNumRows;
+                        return res.getValue().isEmpty() && res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == expectedNumRows && checkArgsOutput(cgcArgs, res.getKey().trim().split("\n")[0]);
                     }, "Expected a single data row in describe group result with describe type '" + String.join(" ", describeType) + "'");
                 }
             }
@@ -627,7 +634,7 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
                     TestUtils.waitForCondition(() -> {
                         Entry<String, String> res = ToolsTestUtils.grabConsoleOutputAndError(describeGroups(service));
                         int expectedNumRows = DESCRIBE_TYPE_STATE.contains(describeType) ? 2 : 3;
-                        return res.getValue().isEmpty() && res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == expectedNumRows;
+                        return res.getValue().isEmpty() && res.getKey().trim().split("\n").length == expectedNumRows && checkArgsOutput(cgcArgs, res.getKey().trim().split("\n")[0]);
                     }, "Expected a single data row in describe group result with describe type '" + String.join(" ", describeType) + "'");
                 }
             }
@@ -994,4 +1001,44 @@ public class DescribeConsumerGroupTest {
     private Runnable describeGroups(ConsumerGroupCommand.ConsumerGroupService service) {
         return () -> Assertions.assertDoesNotThrow(service::describeGroups);
     }
+
+    private boolean checkArgsOutput(List<String> args, String output) {
+        if (!output.contains("GROUP")) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (args.contains("--members")) {
+            return checkMembersArgsOutput(output, args.contains("--verbose"));
+        }
+
+        if (args.contains("--state")) {
+            return checkStateArgsOutput(output);
+        }
+
+        // --offsets or no arguments
+        AtomicBoolean result = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        List.of("TOPIC", "PARTITION", "CURRENT-OFFSET", "LOG-END-OFFSET", "LAG", "CONSUMER-ID", "HOST", "CLIENT-ID").forEach(key -> {
+            if (!output.contains(key)) {
+                result.set(false);
+            }
+        });
+        return result.get();
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkMembersArgsOutput(String output, boolean verbose) {
+        AtomicBoolean result = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+        List<String> expectedKeys = verbose ?
+            List.of("CONSUMER-ID", "HOST", "CLIENT-ID", "#PARTITIONS", "ASSIGNMENT") :
+            List.of("CONSUMER-ID", "HOST", "CLIENT-ID", "#PARTITIONS");
+        expectedKeys.forEach(key -> {
+            if (!output.contains(key)) {
+                result.set(false);
+            }
+        });
+        return result.get();
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkStateArgsOutput(String output) {
+        return output.contains("COORDINATOR (ID)") && output.contains("ASSIGNMENT-STRATEGY") && output.contains("STATE") && output.contains("#MEMBERS");
+    }
 }