diff --git a/libs/input/tests/Android.bp b/libs/input/tests/Android.bp
index 6ffe851..d947cd9 100644
--- a/libs/input/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/input/tests/Android.bp
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
         "liblog",
         "libui",
         "libutils",
+        "libvintf",
     ],
-    data: ["data/*.kcm"],
+    data: ["data/*"],
     test_suites: ["device-tests"],
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/input/tests/InputDevice_test.cpp b/libs/input/tests/InputDevice_test.cpp
index 6b695c4..e872fa4 100644
--- a/libs/input/tests/InputDevice_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/tests/InputDevice_test.cpp
@@ -130,4 +130,20 @@
     ASSERT_EQ(*mKeyMap.keyCharacterMap, *frenchOverlaidKeyCharacterMap);
 }
 
+TEST(InputDeviceKeyLayoutTest, DoesNotLoadWhenRequiredKernelConfigIsMissing) {
+    std::string klPath = base::GetExecutableDirectory() + "/data/kl_with_required_fake_config.kl";
+    base::Result<std::shared_ptr<KeyLayoutMap>> ret = KeyLayoutMap::load(klPath);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(ret.ok()) << "Should not be able to load KeyLayout at " << klPath;
+    // We assert error message here because it's used by 'validatekeymaps' tool
+    ASSERT_EQ("Missing kernel config", ret.error().message());
+}
+
+TEST(InputDeviceKeyLayoutTest, LoadsWhenRequiredKernelConfigIsPresent) {
+    std::string klPath = base::GetExecutableDirectory() + "/data/kl_with_required_real_config.kl";
+    base::Result<std::shared_ptr<KeyLayoutMap>> ret = KeyLayoutMap::load(klPath);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok()) << "Cannot load KeyLayout at " << klPath;
+    const std::shared_ptr<KeyLayoutMap>& map = *ret;
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, map) << "Map should be valid because CONFIG_UHID should always be present";
+}
+
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/input/tests/data/kl_with_required_fake_config.kl b/libs/input/tests/data/kl_with_required_fake_config.kl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d0a507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/input/tests/data/kl_with_required_fake_config.kl
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# This KL should not be loaded unless the below config is present in the kernel
+# This config will never exist, and therefore this KL should never be loaded
+requires_kernel_config CONFIG_HID_FAKEMODULE
+
+# An arbitrary mapping taken from another file
+key 0x130    BUTTON_X
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/input/tests/data/kl_with_required_real_config.kl b/libs/input/tests/data/kl_with_required_real_config.kl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..303b23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/input/tests/data/kl_with_required_real_config.kl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# This KL should not be loaded unless the below config is present in the kernel
+# The CONFIG_UHID option has been required for a while, and therefore it's safe
+# to assume that this will always be loaded
+requires_kernel_config CONFIG_UHID
+
+# An arbitrary mapping taken from another file
+key 0x130    BUTTON_X
\ No newline at end of file