diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/cli/input_file_not_found.args b/tests/golden_tests/cli/input_file_not_found.args
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5f6bc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden_tests/cli/input_file_not_found.args
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+run
+tests/golden_tests/missing_dir/input_file_not_found.bend
diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/cli/input_file_not_found.bend b/tests/golden_tests/cli/input_file_not_found.bend
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/cli__input_file_not_found.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/cli__input_file_not_found.bend.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58ec9395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/cli__input_file_not_found.bend.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+source: tests/golden_tests.rs
+input_file: tests/golden_tests/cli/input_file_not_found.bend
+---
+Errors:
+The file 'tests/golden_tests/missing_dir/input_file_not_found.bend' was not found.