diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.data
index ee8074dc0..a4c75e5be 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.data
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ SHA-1 Test Vector NIST CAVS #10
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_SHA1_C
 mbedtls_sha1:"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":"11863b483809ef88413ca9b0084ac4a5390640af"
 
+SHA-256 Valid parameters
+sha256_valid_param:
+
+SHA-256 Invalid parameters
+sha256_invalid_param:
+
 SHA-224 Test Vector NIST CAVS #1
 depends_on:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C
 sha224:"":"d14a028c2a3a2bc9476102bb288234c415a2b01f828ea62ac5b3e42f"
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.function
index 147ae0e1f..1d646d124 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_shax.function
@@ -18,6 +18,62 @@ void mbedtls_sha1( data_t * src_str, data_t * hex_hash_string )
 }
 /* END_CASE */
 
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C */
+void sha256_valid_param( )
+{
+    TEST_VALID_PARAM( mbedtls_sha256_free( NULL ) );
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C:MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS:!MBEDTLS_PARAM_FAILED_ALT */
+void sha256_invalid_param( )
+{
+    mbedtls_sha256_context ctx;
+    unsigned char buf[64] = { 0 };
+    size_t const buflen = sizeof( buf );
+    int valid_type = 0;
+    int invalid_type = 42;
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM( mbedtls_sha256_init( NULL ) );
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM( mbedtls_sha256_clone( NULL, &ctx ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM( mbedtls_sha256_clone( &ctx, NULL ) );
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_starts_ret( NULL, valid_type ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_starts_ret( &ctx, invalid_type ) );
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_update_ret( NULL, buf, buflen ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_update_ret( &ctx, NULL, buflen ) );
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_finish_ret( NULL, buf ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_finish_ret( &ctx, NULL ) );
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_internal_sha256_process( NULL, buf ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_internal_sha256_process( &ctx, NULL ) );
+
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_ret( NULL, buflen,
+                                                buf, valid_type ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_ret( buf, buflen,
+                                                NULL, valid_type ) );
+    TEST_INVALID_PARAM_RET( MBEDTLS_ERR_SHA256_BAD_INPUT_DATA,
+                            mbedtls_sha256_ret( buf, buflen,
+                                                buf, invalid_type ) );
+
+exit:
+    return;
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
 /* BEGIN_CASE depends_on:MBEDTLS_SHA256_C */
 void sha224( data_t * src_str, data_t * hex_hash_string )
 {