diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/tests.rs
index e6a7f24034ad..a6c7e1890abd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse_format/src/tests.rs
@@ -553,3 +553,45 @@ fn asm_concat() {
     assert_eq!(parser.by_ref().collect::<Vec<Piece<'static>>>(), &[Lit(asm)]);
     assert_eq!(parser.line_spans, &[]);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn diagnostic_format_flags() {
+    let lit = "{thing:blah}";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(lit, None, None, false, ParseMode::Diagnostic);
+    assert!(!parser.is_source_literal);
+
+    let [NextArgument(arg)] = &*parser.by_ref().collect::<Vec<Piece<'static>>>() else { panic!() };
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        **arg,
+        Argument {
+            position: ArgumentNamed("thing"),
+            position_span: 2..7,
+            format: FormatSpec { ty: ":blah", ty_span: Some(7..12), ..Default::default() },
+        }
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(parser.line_spans, &[]);
+    assert!(parser.errors.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn diagnostic_format_mod() {
+    let lit = "{thing:+}";
+    let mut parser = Parser::new(lit, None, None, false, ParseMode::Diagnostic);
+    assert!(!parser.is_source_literal);
+
+    let [NextArgument(arg)] = &*parser.by_ref().collect::<Vec<Piece<'static>>>() else { panic!() };
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        **arg,
+        Argument {
+            position: ArgumentNamed("thing"),
+            position_span: 2..7,
+            format: FormatSpec { ty: ":+", ty_span: Some(7..9), ..Default::default() },
+        }
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(parser.line_spans, &[]);
+    assert!(parser.errors.is_empty());
+}