diff --git a/shell/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/shell/command/CommandUtilsTest.java b/shell/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/shell/command/CommandUtilsTest.java
index 52277719c90..d1fa6aadd2b 100644
--- a/shell/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/shell/command/CommandUtilsTest.java
+++ b/shell/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/shell/command/CommandUtilsTest.java
@@ -34,4 +34,18 @@ public class CommandUtilsTest {
         assertEquals(Arrays.asList("alpha", "beta"),
             CommandUtils.splitPath("//alpha/beta/"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testStripDotPathComponents() {
+
+        //double dots
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList("keep", "keep2"), CommandUtils.stripDotPathComponents(Arrays.asList("..", "keep", "keep2")));
+        //single dots
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList("keep", "keep2"), CommandUtils.stripDotPathComponents(Arrays.asList(".", "keep", "keep2")));
+
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList(".keep", "keep2"), CommandUtils.stripDotPathComponents(Arrays.asList(".", ".keep", "keep2")));
+
+        assertEquals(Arrays.asList(".keep", "keep2"), CommandUtils.stripDotPathComponents(Arrays.asList("..", ".keep", "keep2")));
+
+    }
 }