diff --git a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/catalog-bad4.example.db b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/catalog-bad4.example.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d04bab321c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/catalog-bad4.example.db
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+; Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+;
+; SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+;
+; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+; License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+; file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+;
+; See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+; information regarding copyright ownership.
+
+@ 3600 SOA . . 1 86400 3600 86400 3600
+@ 3600 IN NS invalid.
+version IN A 10.53.0.1
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/named.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/named.conf.in
index 5bfac4694f..142128131c 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/named.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns1/named.conf.in
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ view "default" {
 		notify explicit;
 	};
 
+	# Type A "version" property
+	zone "catalog-bad4.example" {
+		type primary;
+		file "catalog-bad4.example.db";
+		allow-transfer { any; };
+		allow-update { any; };
+		also-notify { 10.53.0.2; };
+		notify explicit;
+	};
 };
 
 view "ch" ch {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named1.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named1.conf.in
index 961b4c5712..c52205aab3 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named1.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named1.conf.in
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ view "default" {
 		zone "catalog-bad3.example"
 			default-masters { 10.53.0.1; }
 			in-memory yes;
+		zone "catalog-bad4.example"
+			default-masters { 10.53.0.1; }
+			in-memory yes;
 	};
 
 	# A faulty dlz configuration to check if named and catz survive a certain class
@@ -101,24 +104,34 @@ view "default" {
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# No "version" property
 	zone "catalog-bad1.example" {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad1.example.db";
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# Unsupported "version" property
 	zone "catalog-bad2.example" {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad2.example.db";
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# Two RRs in TXT RRset for the "version" property
 	zone "catalog-bad3.example" {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad3.example.db";
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# Type A "version" property
+	zone "catalog-bad4.example" {
+		type secondary;
+		file "catalog-bad4.example.db";
+		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
+	};
+
 };
 
 view "ch" ch {
@@ -129,6 +142,7 @@ view "ch" ch {
 			in-memory yes;
 	};
 
+	# Non-IN class catalog zone
 	zone "catalog-bad5.example" ch {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad5.example.db";
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named2.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named2.conf.in
index 927aa04810..89c15c71af 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named2.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/catz/ns2/named2.conf.in
@@ -64,31 +64,42 @@ view "default" {
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# No "version" property
 	zone "catalog-bad1.example" {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad1.example.db";
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# Unsupported "version" property
 	zone "catalog-bad2.example" {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad2.example.db";
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# Two RRs in TXT RRset for the "version" property
 	zone "catalog-bad3.example" {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad3.example.db";
 		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
 	};
 
+	# Type A "version" property
+	zone "catalog-bad4.example" {
+		type secondary;
+		file "catalog-bad4.example.db";
+		primaries { 10.53.0.1; };
+	};
+
 };
 
 view "ch" ch {
 
-	# removed catalog-zone option, otherwise this is
+	# Removed catalog-zone option, otherwise this is
 	# identical to named1.conf.in
 
+	# Non-IN class catalog zone
 	zone "catalog-bad5.example" ch {
 		type secondary;
 		file "catalog-bad5.example.db";
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/catz/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/catz/tests.sh
index 18e718c5e5..c973dc020c 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/catz/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/catz/tests.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ wait_for_message ns2/named.run "catz: new catalog zone 'catalog-bad3.example' is
 if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status+ret))
 
+n=$((n+1))
+echo_i "checking that catalog-bad4.example (with only spurious type A version record) has failed to load ($n)"
+ret=0
+wait_for_message ns2/named.run "catz: invalid record in catalog zone - version.catalog-bad4.example IN A (failure) - ignoring" &&
+wait_for_message ns2/named.run "catz: zone 'catalog-bad4.example' version is not set" &&
+wait_for_message ns2/named.run "catz: new catalog zone 'catalog-bad4.example' is broken and will not be processed" || ret=1
+if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status+ret))
+
 n=$((n+1))
 echo_i "checking that catalog-bad5.example (non-IN class) has failed to load ($n)"
 ret=0