diff --git a/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java b/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
index 9efdde4da0c04edec328143874051ca08ebd9637..9537786055565874c157d9e68f2aa42c5be5d47b 100644
--- a/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
+++ b/tests/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_VPN;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_OEM_PAID;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_OEM_PRIVATE;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_PARTIAL_CONNECTIVITY;
+import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_TRUSTED;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_VALIDATED;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_WIFI_P2P;
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.REDACT_FOR_ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION;
@@ -1155,4 +1156,15 @@ public class NetworkCapabilitiesTest {
             assertEquals(Set.of(TEST_SUBID1), nc2.getSubscriptionIds());
         }
     }
+
+    @Test @IgnoreUpTo(Build.VERSION_CODES.R)
+    public void testBuilderWithoutDefaultCap() {
+        final NetworkCapabilities nc =
+                NetworkCapabilities.Builder.withoutDefaultCapabilities().build();
+        assertFalse(nc.hasCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_RESTRICTED));
+        assertFalse(nc.hasCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_TRUSTED));
+        assertFalse(nc.hasCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_VPN));
+        // Ensure test case fails if new net cap is added into default cap but no update here.
+        assertEquals(0, nc.getCapabilities().length);
+    }
 }