diff --git a/tests/test_updater_fetch_target.py b/tests/test_updater_fetch_target.py
index fe1769102a..ad56b83743 100644
--- a/tests/test_updater_fetch_target.py
+++ b/tests/test_updater_fetch_target.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from tests import utils
 from tests.repository_simulator import RepositorySimulator
+from tuf.exceptions import RepositoryError
 from tuf.ngclient import Updater
 
 
@@ -105,6 +106,55 @@ def test_fetch_target(self, test_case_data: Tuple[str, bytes, str]) -> None:
         self.assertEqual(path, updater.find_cached_target(info))
         self.assertEqual(path, updater.find_cached_target(info, path))
 
+    def test_invalid_target_download(self) -> None:
+        targetpath = "targetpath"
+        # Add target to repository
+        self.sim.targets.version += 1
+        self.sim.add_target("targets", b"content", targetpath)
+        self.sim.update_snapshot()
+
+        updater = self._init_updater()
+        info = updater.get_targetinfo(targetpath)
+        assert info is not None
+
+        # Corrupt the file content to not match the hash
+        self.sim.target_files[targetpath].data = b"conten@"
+        with self.assertRaises(RepositoryError):
+            updater.download_target(info)
+
+        # Corrupt the file content to not match the length
+        self.sim.target_files[targetpath].data = b"cont"
+        with self.assertRaises(RepositoryError):
+            updater.download_target(info)
+
+        # Verify the file is not persisted in cache
+        self.assertIsNone(updater.find_cached_target(info))
+
+    def test_invalid_target_cache(self) -> None:
+        targetpath = "targetpath"
+        # Add target to repository
+        self.sim.targets.version += 1
+        self.sim.add_target("targets", b"content", targetpath)
+        self.sim.update_snapshot()
+
+        # Download the target
+        updater = self._init_updater()
+        info = updater.get_targetinfo(targetpath)
+        assert info is not None
+        path = updater.download_target(info)
+        self.assertEqual(path, updater.find_cached_target(info))
+
+        # Add newer content to the same targetpath
+        self.sim.targets.version += 1
+        self.sim.add_target("targets", b"contentv2", targetpath)
+        self.sim.update_snapshot()
+
+        # Newer content is detected, old cached version is not used
+        updater = self._init_updater()
+        info = updater.get_targetinfo(targetpath)
+        assert info is not None
+        self.assertIsNone(updater.find_cached_target(info))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if "--dump" in sys.argv: