diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/finaltypes/FinalAccessTest.java b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/finaltypes/FinalAccessTest.java
index a4f7bae7c03e..6e2c009e072f 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/finaltypes/FinalAccessTest.java
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/java/org/ballerinalang/test/types/finaltypes/FinalAccessTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public void testFinalFailCase() {
         BAssertUtil.validateError(compileResultNegative, i++, "cannot assign a value to function argument 'p2'", 49, 5);
         BAssertUtil.validateError(compileResultNegative, i++, "cannot assign a value to function argument 'b'", 53, 9);
         BAssertUtil.validateError(compileResultNegative, i++, "cannot assign a value to function argument 'b'", 59, 9);
+        BAssertUtil.validateError(compileResultNegative, i++, "cannot assign a value to function argument 'b'", 66, 9);
         Assert.assertEquals(compileResultNegative.getErrorCount(), i);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/finaltypes/test_implicitly_final_negative.bal b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/finaltypes/test_implicitly_final_negative.bal
index 66621e0a1a5d..d7de92a7a443 100644
--- a/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/finaltypes/test_implicitly_final_negative.bal
+++ b/tests/jballerina-unit-test/src/test/resources/test-src/types/finaltypes/test_implicitly_final_negative.bal
@@ -59,3 +59,10 @@ public function testLocalLevelRestParamFinal() {
         b = arr;
     };
 }
+
+public function testLocalLevelRestParamFinalWithVar() {
+    int[] arr = [];
+    var func = function (int i, int... b) {
+        b = arr;
+    };
+}