diff --git a/tradefed_modules/test_module_config.go b/tradefed_modules/test_module_config.go
index f9622d337..ef181317d 100644
--- a/tradefed_modules/test_module_config.go
+++ b/tradefed_modules/test_module_config.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint"
@@ -174,6 +175,20 @@ func (m *testModuleConfigModule) validateTestSuites(ctx android.ModuleContext) b
 		return false
 	}
 
+	var extra_derived_suites []string
+	// Ensure all suites listed are also in base.
+	for _, s := range m.tradefedProperties.Test_suites {
+		if !slices.Contains(m.provider.TestSuites, s) {
+			extra_derived_suites = append(extra_derived_suites, s)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(extra_derived_suites) != 0 {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("Suites: [%s] listed but do not exist in base module: %s",
+			strings.Join(extra_derived_suites, ", "),
+			*m.tradefedProperties.Base)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/tradefed_modules/test_module_config_test.go b/tradefed_modules/test_module_config_test.go
index 97179f586..1510a0331 100644
--- a/tradefed_modules/test_module_config_test.go
+++ b/tradefed_modules/test_module_config_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const bp = `
 			name: "base",
 			sdk_version: "current",
                         data: [":HelperApp", "data/testfile"],
+                        test_suites: ["general-tests"],
 		}
 
                 test_module_config {
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ func TestModuleConfigBadBaseShouldFailWithGeneralMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
 		android.FixtureRegisterWithContext(RegisterTestModuleConfigBuildComponents),
 	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(
-		android.FixtureExpectsOneErrorPattern("'base' module used as base but it is not a 'android_test' module.")).
+		android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern("'base' module used as base but it is not a 'android_test' module.")).
 		RunTestWithBp(t, badBp)
 }
 
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ func TestModuleConfigNoFiltersOrAnnotationsShouldFail(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "base",
 			sdk_version: "current",
                         srcs: ["a.java"],
+                        test_suites: ["general-tests"],
 		}
 
                 test_module_config {
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@ func TestModuleConfigMultipleDerivedTestsWriteDistinctMakeEntries(t *testing.T)
 			sdk_version: "current",
                         srcs: ["a.java"],
                         data: [":HelperApp", "data/testfile"],
+                        test_suites: ["general-tests"],
 		}
 
                 android_test_helper_app {
@@ -362,6 +365,31 @@ func TestModuleConfigHostNeedsATestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 		RunTestWithBp(t, badBp)
 }
 
+func TestModuleConfigNonMatchingTestSuitesGiveErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	badBp := `
+		java_test_host {
+			name: "base",
+                        srcs: ["a.java"],
+                        test_suites: ["general-tests", "some-compat"],
+		}
+
+                test_module_config_host {
+                        name: "derived_test",
+                        base: "base",
+                        exclude_filters: ["android.test.example.devcodelab.DevCodelabTest#testHelloFail"],
+                        include_annotations: ["android.platform.test.annotations.LargeTest"],
+                        test_suites: ["device-tests", "random-suite"],
+                }`
+
+	android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+		java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+		android.FixtureRegisterWithContext(RegisterTestModuleConfigBuildComponents),
+	).ExtendWithErrorHandler(
+		// Use \\ to escape bracket so it isn't used as [] set for regex.
+		android.FixtureExpectsAtLeastOneErrorMatchingPattern("Suites: \\[device-tests, random-suite] listed but do not exist in base module")).
+		RunTestWithBp(t, badBp)
+}
+
 func TestTestOnlyProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	ctx := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
@@ -389,6 +417,7 @@ func TestTestOnlyProvider(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "base",
 			sdk_version: "current",
                         data: ["data/testfile"],
+                        test_suites: ["general-tests"],
 		}
 
 		java_test_host {