diff --git a/tests/robustness/validate/validate_test.go b/tests/robustness/validate/validate_test.go
index 45d53be65..c77797948 100644
--- a/tests/robustness/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/tests/robustness/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -92,6 +95,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -115,6 +121,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -135,6 +144,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -159,6 +171,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "b",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -168,6 +183,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -186,6 +204,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -206,6 +227,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -230,6 +254,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -239,6 +266,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -257,6 +287,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -276,6 +309,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -285,6 +321,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 							},
 						},
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -304,6 +343,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -325,6 +367,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -345,6 +390,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -370,7 +418,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -403,7 +450,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -430,7 +476,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
 								Revision:   2,
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -458,7 +503,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -515,7 +559,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -550,7 +593,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -588,7 +630,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -687,7 +728,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -717,7 +757,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -801,7 +840,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -831,7 +869,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -859,7 +896,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 								Revision:   3,
 							},
@@ -944,7 +980,6 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
-								Key:        "",
 								WithPrefix: true,
 								Revision:   3,
 							},
@@ -1029,6 +1064,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -1056,6 +1094,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -1084,6 +1125,9 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
+							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key: "a",
+							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
 								{
 									Events: []model.WatchEvent{
@@ -1113,6 +1157,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key:        "a",
 								WithPrevKV: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -1143,6 +1188,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key:        "a",
 								WithPrevKV: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -1173,6 +1219,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key:        "a",
 								WithPrevKV: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -1204,6 +1251,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key:        "a",
 								WithPrevKV: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -1235,6 +1283,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								Key:        "a",
 								WithPrevKV: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -1266,6 +1315,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 					Watch: []model.WatchOperation{
 						{
 							Request: model.WatchRequest{
+								WithPrefix: true,
 								WithPrevKV: true,
 							},
 							Responses: []model.WatchResponse{
@@ -1317,8 +1367,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				putPersistedEvent("b", "2", 3, true),
 				putPersistedEvent("a", "3", 4, false),
 			},
-			// TODO: Test should fail as there is an event not matching selector
-			expectError: "",
+			expectError: errBrokeFilter.Error(),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Filter - event not matching the watch with prefix - fail",
@@ -1348,8 +1397,7 @@ func TestValidateWatch(t *testing.T) {
 				putPersistedEvent("bb", "2", 3, true),
 				putPersistedEvent("ac", "3", 4, true),
 			},
-			// TODO: Test should fail as there is an event not matching selector
-			expectError: "",
+			expectError: errBrokeFilter.Error(),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
diff --git a/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go b/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go
index a43e527f5..2822af4e0 100644
--- a/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go
+++ b/tests/robustness/validate/watch.go
@@ -32,13 +32,18 @@ var (
 	errBrokeResumable    = errors.New("broke Resumable - A broken watch can be resumed by establishing a new watch starting after the last revision received in a watch event before the break, so long as the revision is in the history window")
 	errBrokePrevKV       = errors.New("incorrect event prevValue")
 	errBrokeIsCreate     = errors.New("incorrect event IsCreate")
+	errBrokeFilter       = errors.New("event not matching watch filter")
 )
 
 func validateWatch(lg *zap.Logger, cfg Config, reports []report.ClientReport, eventHistory []model.PersistedEvent) error {
 	lg.Info("Validating watch")
 	// Validate etcd watch properties defined in https://etcd.io/docs/v3.6/learning/api_guarantees/#watch-apis
 	for _, r := range reports {
-		err := validateOrdered(lg, r)
+		err := validateFilter(lg, r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = validateOrdered(lg, r)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -76,6 +81,20 @@ func validateWatch(lg *zap.Logger, cfg Config, reports []report.ClientReport, ev
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateFilter(lg *zap.Logger, report report.ClientReport) (err error) {
+	for _, watch := range report.Watch {
+		for _, resp := range watch.Responses {
+			for _, event := range resp.Events {
+				if !event.Match(watch.Request) {
+					lg.Error("event not matching event filter", zap.Int("client", report.ClientID), zap.Any("request", watch.Request), zap.Any("event", event))
+					err = errBrokeFilter
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func validateBookmarkable(lg *zap.Logger, report report.ClientReport) (err error) {
 	for _, op := range report.Watch {
 		var lastProgressNotifyRevision int64
@@ -163,7 +182,7 @@ func validateReliable(lg *zap.Logger, events []model.PersistedEvent, report repo
 		}
 		for _, resp := range op.Responses {
 			for _, event := range resp.Events {
-				if events[index].Match(op.Request) && events[index] != event.PersistedEvent {
+				if events[index].Match(op.Request) && (events[index].Event != event.PersistedEvent.Event || events[index].Revision != event.PersistedEvent.Revision) {
 					lg.Error("Broke watch guarantee", zap.String("guarantee", "reliable"), zap.Int("client", report.ClientID), zap.Any("missing-event", events[index]))
 					err = errBrokeReliable
 				}