diff --git a/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.c b/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.c
index 8b4d35d72..c8af595a9 100644
--- a/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.c
+++ b/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ static int test_thread_fn(void *args)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (data->use_return) {
+		return (data->use_return);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +80,9 @@ int test_thread_cycle(struct unit_module *m, struct gk20a *g, void *args)
 
 	if (test_args->use_priority == false) {
 		if (test_args->use_name == true) {
+			if (test_args->ret_err == true) {
+				test_data.use_return = 1;
+			}
 			ret = nvgpu_thread_create(&test_thread, &test_data,
 					test_thread_fn,
 					"test_thread");
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@ int test_thread_cycle(struct unit_module *m, struct gk20a *g, void *args)
 struct unit_module_test posix_thread_tests[] = {
 	UNIT_TEST(create,                   test_thread_cycle, &create_normal, 0),
 	UNIT_TEST(create_noname,            test_thread_cycle, &create_normal_noname, 0),
+	UNIT_TEST(create_noname_errret,     test_thread_cycle, &create_normal_errret, 0),
 	UNIT_TEST(create_priority,          test_thread_cycle, &create_priority, 0),
 	UNIT_TEST(create_priority_noname,   test_thread_cycle, &create_priority_noname, 0),
 	UNIT_TEST(cycle,                    test_thread_cycle, &check_stop, 0),
diff --git a/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.h b/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.h
index 09b1ab507..53bda5d71 100644
--- a/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.h
+++ b/userspace/units/posix/thread/posix-thread.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct test_thread_args {
         bool stop_graceful;
         bool use_name;
         bool stop_repeat;
+        bool ret_err;
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args create_normal = {
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ static struct test_thread_args create_normal = {
         .check_stop = false,
         .stop_graceful = false,
 	.use_name = true,
-	.stop_repeat = false
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = false
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args create_normal_noname = {
@@ -54,7 +56,17 @@ static struct test_thread_args create_normal_noname = {
         .check_stop = false,
         .stop_graceful = false,
 	.use_name = false,
-	.stop_repeat = false
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = false
+};
+
+static struct test_thread_args create_normal_errret = {
+        .use_priority = false,
+        .check_stop = false,
+        .stop_graceful = false,
+	.use_name = true,
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = true
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args create_priority = {
@@ -62,7 +74,8 @@ static struct test_thread_args create_priority = {
         .check_stop = false,
         .stop_graceful = false,
 	.use_name = true,
-	.stop_repeat = false
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = false
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args create_priority_noname = {
@@ -70,7 +83,8 @@ static struct test_thread_args create_priority_noname = {
         .check_stop = false,
         .stop_graceful = false,
 	.use_name = false,
-	.stop_repeat = false
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = false
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args check_stop = {
@@ -78,7 +92,8 @@ static struct test_thread_args check_stop = {
         .check_stop = true,
         .stop_graceful = false,
 	.use_name = true,
-	.stop_repeat = false
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = false
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args stop_graceful = {
@@ -86,7 +101,8 @@ static struct test_thread_args stop_graceful = {
         .check_stop = true,
         .stop_graceful = true,
 	.use_name = true,
-	.stop_repeat = false
+	.stop_repeat = false,
+	.ret_err = false
 };
 
 static struct test_thread_args stop_graceful_repeat = {
@@ -94,7 +110,8 @@ static struct test_thread_args stop_graceful_repeat = {
         .check_stop = true,
         .stop_graceful = true,
 	.use_name = true,
-	.stop_repeat = true
+	.stop_repeat = true,
+	.ret_err = false
 };
 
 struct unit_test_thread_data {
@@ -103,6 +120,7 @@ struct unit_test_thread_data {
         int thread_priority;
         int check_stop;
         int callback_invoked;
+        int use_return;
 };
 
 struct nvgpu_thread test_thread;