diff --git a/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java b/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java
index a780a8b..726fb4a 100644
--- a/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java
+++ b/tests/hostside/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidHostTests.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 import java.io.PipedOutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -607,7 +608,8 @@
                 .isTrue();
     }
 
-    private boolean isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashPayload(boolean debuggable) throws Exception {
+    private boolean isTombstoneGeneratedWithVmRunApp(boolean debuggable, String... additionalArgs)
+            throws Exception {
         // we can't use microdroid builder as it wants ADB connection (debuggable)
         CommandRunner android = new CommandRunner(getDevice());
 
@@ -617,20 +619,27 @@
         final String apkPath = getPathForPackage(PACKAGE_NAME);
         final String idsigPath = TEST_ROOT + "idsig";
         final String instanceImgPath = TEST_ROOT + "instance.img";
-        android.run(
-                VIRT_APEX + "bin/vm",
-                "run-app",
-                "--payload-binary-name",
-                "MicrodroidCrashNativeLib.so",
-                "--debug",
-                debuggable ? "full" : "none",
-                apkPath,
-                idsigPath,
-                instanceImgPath);
+        List<String> cmd =
+                new ArrayList<>(
+                        Arrays.asList(
+                                VIRT_APEX + "bin/vm",
+                                "run-app",
+                                "--debug",
+                                debuggable ? "full" : "none",
+                                apkPath,
+                                idsigPath,
+                                instanceImgPath));
+        Collections.addAll(cmd, additionalArgs);
 
+        android.run(cmd.toArray(new String[0]));
         return isTombstoneReceivedFromHostLogcat();
     }
 
+    private boolean isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashPayload(boolean debuggable) throws Exception {
+        return isTombstoneGeneratedWithVmRunApp(
+                debuggable, "--payload-binary-name", "MicrodroidCrashNativeLib.so");
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTombstonesAreGeneratedWithCrashPayload() throws Exception {
         assertThat(isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashPayload(true /* debuggable */)).isTrue();
@@ -641,6 +650,21 @@
         assertThat(isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashPayload(false /* debuggable */)).isFalse();
     }
 
+    private boolean isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashConfig(boolean debuggable) throws Exception {
+        return isTombstoneGeneratedWithVmRunApp(
+                debuggable, "--config-path", "assets/vm_config_crash.json");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTombstonesAreGeneratedWithCrashConfig() throws Exception {
+        assertThat(isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashConfig(true /* debuggable */)).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testTombstonesAreNotGeneratedWithCrashConfigWhenNonDebuggable() throws Exception {
+        assertThat(isTombstoneGeneratedWithCrashConfig(false /* debuggable */)).isFalse();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testTelemetryPushedAtoms() throws Exception {
         // Reset statsd config and report before the test
diff --git a/tests/testapk/assets/vm_config_crash.json b/tests/testapk/assets/vm_config_crash.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce6af80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testapk/assets/vm_config_crash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "os": {
+    "name": "microdroid"
+  },
+  "task": {
+    "type": "microdroid_launcher",
+    "command": "MicrodroidCrashNativeLib.so"
+  }
+}