diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index de6f59f47e..c44439b5b8 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ list(APPEND UNITTEST_SOURCES
     ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/ComputeValidationTests.cpp
     ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/CopyCommandsValidationTests.cpp
     ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/DepthStencilStateValidationTests.cpp
+    ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/DynamicStateCommandValidationTests.cpp
     ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/FramebufferValidationTests.cpp
     ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/InputStateValidationTests.cpp
     ${VALIDATION_TESTS_DIR}/PushConstantsValidationTests.cpp
diff --git a/src/tests/unittests/validation/DynamicStateCommandValidationTests.cpp b/src/tests/unittests/validation/DynamicStateCommandValidationTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f448bbe80b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/unittests/validation/DynamicStateCommandValidationTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The NXT Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "tests/unittests/validation/ValidationTest.h"
+
+class SetScissorRectTest : public ValidationTest {
+};
+
+// Test to check that SetScissor can only be used inside render subpasses
+TEST_F(SetScissorRectTest, AllowedOnlyInRenderSubpass) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetScissorRect(0, 0, 1, 1)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .SetScissorRect(0, 0, 1, 1)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .SetScissorRect(0, 0, 1, 1)
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginComputePass()
+        .SetScissorRect(0, 0, 1, 1)
+        .EndComputePass()
+        .GetResult();
+}
+
+// Test to check that an empty scissor is allowed
+TEST_F(SetScissorRectTest, EmptyScissor) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetScissorRect(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+}
+
+// Test to check that a scissor larger than the framebuffer is allowed
+// TODO(cwallez@chromium.org): scissor values seem to be integers in all APIs do the same
+// and test negative values?
+TEST_F(SetScissorRectTest, ScissorLargerThanFramebuffer) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetScissorRect(0, 0, renderPass.width + 1, renderPass.height + 1)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+}
+
+class SetBlendColorTest : public ValidationTest {
+};
+
+// Test to check that SetBlendColor can only be used inside render subpasses
+TEST_F(SetBlendColorTest, AllowedOnlyInRenderSubpass) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .SetBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .SetBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginComputePass()
+        .SetBlendColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)
+        .EndComputePass()
+        .GetResult();
+}
+
+// Test that SetBlendColor allows any value, large, small or negative
+TEST_F(SetBlendColorTest, AnyValueAllowed) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetBlendColor(-1.0f, 42.0f, -0.0f, 0.0f)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+}
+
+class SetStencilReferenceTest : public ValidationTest {
+};
+
+// Test to check that SetStencilReference can only be used inside render subpasses
+TEST_F(SetStencilReferenceTest, AllowedOnlyInRenderSubpass) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetStencilReference(0)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .SetStencilReference(0)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .SetStencilReference(0)
+        .GetResult();
+
+    AssertWillBeError(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginComputePass()
+        .SetStencilReference(0)
+        .EndComputePass()
+        .GetResult();
+}
+
+// Test that SetStencilReference allows any bit to be set
+TEST_F(SetStencilReferenceTest, AllBitsAllowed) {
+    DummyRenderPass renderPass = CreateDummyRenderPass();
+
+    AssertWillBeSuccess(device.CreateCommandBufferBuilder())
+        .BeginRenderPass(renderPass.renderPass, renderPass.framebuffer)
+        .BeginRenderSubpass()
+        .SetStencilReference(0xFFFFFFFF)
+        .EndRenderSubpass()
+        .EndRenderPass()
+        .GetResult();
+}