diff --git a/volume/local/local_linux_test.go b/volume/local/local_linux_test.go
index c66ecc9095..c947a929cd 100644
--- a/volume/local/local_linux_test.go
+++ b/volume/local/local_linux_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ package local // import "github.com/docker/docker/volume/local"
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/quota"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
@@ -95,3 +97,115 @@ func testVolQuotaUnsupported(t *testing.T, mountPoint, backingFsDev, testDir str
 	_, err = vol.Mount("1234")
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "no quota support")
 }
+
+func TestVolCreateValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := New(t.TempDir(), idtools.Identity{UID: os.Geteuid(), GID: os.Getegid()})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	mandatoryOpts = map[string][]string{
+		"device": {"type"},
+		"type":   {"device"},
+		"o":      {"device", "type"},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		doc         string
+		name        string
+		opts        map[string]string
+		expectedErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			doc:  "invalid: name too short",
+			name: "a",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"type":   "foo",
+				"device": "foo",
+			},
+			expectedErr: `volume name is too short, names should be at least two alphanumeric characters`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc:  "invalid: name invalid characters",
+			name: "hello world",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"type":   "foo",
+				"device": "foo",
+			},
+			expectedErr: `"hello world" includes invalid characters for a local volume name, only "[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]" are allowed. If you intended to pass a host directory, use absolute path`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc:         "invalid: size, but no quotactl",
+			opts:        map[string]string{"size": "1234"},
+			expectedErr: `quota size requested but no quota support`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc: "invalid: device without type",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"device": "foo",
+			},
+			expectedErr: `missing required option: "type"`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc: "invalid: type without device",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"type": "foo",
+			},
+			expectedErr: `missing required option: "device"`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc: "invalid: o without device",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"o":    "foo",
+				"type": "foo",
+			},
+			expectedErr: `missing required option: "device"`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc: "invalid: o without type",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"o":      "foo",
+				"device": "foo",
+			},
+			expectedErr: `missing required option: "type"`,
+		},
+		{
+			doc:  "valid: short name, no options",
+			name: "ab",
+		},
+		{
+			doc: "valid: device and type",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"type":   "foo",
+				"device": "foo",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			doc: "valid: device, type, and o",
+			opts: map[string]string{
+				"type":   "foo",
+				"device": "foo",
+				"o":      "foo",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range tests {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.doc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if tc.name == "" {
+				tc.name = "vol-" + strconv.Itoa(i)
+			}
+			v, err := r.Create(tc.name, tc.opts)
+			if v != nil {
+				defer assert.Check(t, r.Remove(v))
+			}
+			if tc.expectedErr == "" {
+				assert.NilError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.Check(t, errdefs.IsInvalidParameter(err), "got: %T", err)
+				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expectedErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}