diff --git a/contracts/src/v0.8/ccip/test/feeQuoter/FeeQuoter.t.sol b/contracts/src/v0.8/ccip/test/feeQuoter/FeeQuoter.t.sol
index 8a5a21798a..12c1cd5345 100644
--- a/contracts/src/v0.8/ccip/test/feeQuoter/FeeQuoter.t.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/v0.8/ccip/test/feeQuoter/FeeQuoter.t.sol
@@ -594,13 +594,41 @@ contract FeeQuoter_getTokenAndGasPrices is FeeQuoterSetup {
     assertEq(gasPrice, priceUpdates.gasPriceUpdates[0].usdPerUnitGas);
   }
 
+  function test_StalenessCheckDisabled_Success() public {
+    // this should have no affect! But we do it anyway to make sure the staleness check is disabled
+    vm.warp(block.timestamp + 52_000_000 weeks); // 1M-ish years
+
+    uint64 neverStaleChainSelector = 345678;
+    FeeQuoter.DestChainConfigArgs[] memory destChainConfigArgs = _generateFeeQuoterDestChainConfigArgs();
+    destChainConfigArgs[0].destChainSelector = neverStaleChainSelector;
+    destChainConfigArgs[0].destChainConfig.gasPriceStalenessThreshold = 0; // disables the staleness check
+
+    s_feeQuoter.applyDestChainConfigUpdates(destChainConfigArgs);
+
+    Internal.GasPriceUpdate[] memory gasPriceUpdates = new Internal.GasPriceUpdate[](1);
+    gasPriceUpdates[0] = Internal.GasPriceUpdate({destChainSelector: neverStaleChainSelector, usdPerUnitGas: 999});
+
+    Internal.PriceUpdates memory priceUpdates =
+      Internal.PriceUpdates({tokenPriceUpdates: new Internal.TokenPriceUpdate[](0), gasPriceUpdates: gasPriceUpdates});
+    s_feeQuoter.updatePrices(priceUpdates);
+
+    (, uint224 gasPrice) = s_feeQuoter.getTokenAndGasPrices(s_sourceFeeToken, neverStaleChainSelector);
+
+    assertEq(gasPrice, 999);
+  }
+
   function test_ZeroGasPrice_Success() public {
     uint64 zeroGasDestChainSelector = 345678;
     FeeQuoter.DestChainConfigArgs[] memory destChainConfigArgs = _generateFeeQuoterDestChainConfigArgs();
     destChainConfigArgs[0].destChainSelector = zeroGasDestChainSelector;
-    destChainConfigArgs[0].destChainConfig.gasPriceStalenessThreshold = 0;
 
     s_feeQuoter.applyDestChainConfigUpdates(destChainConfigArgs);
+    Internal.GasPriceUpdate[] memory gasPriceUpdates = new Internal.GasPriceUpdate[](1);
+    gasPriceUpdates[0] = Internal.GasPriceUpdate({destChainSelector: zeroGasDestChainSelector, usdPerUnitGas: 0});
+
+    Internal.PriceUpdates memory priceUpdates =
+      Internal.PriceUpdates({tokenPriceUpdates: new Internal.TokenPriceUpdate[](0), gasPriceUpdates: gasPriceUpdates});
+    s_feeQuoter.updatePrices(priceUpdates);
 
     (, uint224 gasPrice) = s_feeQuoter.getTokenAndGasPrices(s_sourceFeeToken, zeroGasDestChainSelector);