diff --git a/crates/net/network/tests/it/session.rs b/crates/net/network/tests/it/session.rs
index 53ab457eb0..5ab305e574 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/tests/it/session.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/tests/it/session.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use reth_eth_wire::EthVersion;
 use reth_network::{
-    test_utils::{PeerConfig, Testnet},
+    test_utils::{NetworkEventStream, PeerConfig, Testnet},
     NetworkEvent, NetworkEventListenerProvider,
 };
 use reth_network_api::{
@@ -86,3 +86,40 @@ async fn test_session_established_with_different_capability() {
 
     handle.terminate().await;
 }
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn test_capability_version_mismatch() {
+    reth_tracing::init_test_tracing();
+
+    let mut net = Testnet::create(0).await;
+
+    let p0 = PeerConfig::with_protocols(NoopProvider::default(), Some(EthVersion::Eth66.into()));
+    net.add_peer_with_config(p0).await.unwrap();
+
+    let p1 = PeerConfig::with_protocols(NoopProvider::default(), Some(EthVersion::Eth67.into()));
+    net.add_peer_with_config(p1).await.unwrap();
+
+    net.for_each(|peer| assert_eq!(0, peer.num_peers()));
+
+    let mut handles = net.handles();
+    let handle0 = handles.next().unwrap();
+    let handle1 = handles.next().unwrap();
+    drop(handles);
+
+    let handle = net.spawn();
+
+    let events = handle0.event_listener();
+
+    let mut event_stream = NetworkEventStream::new(events);
+
+    handle0.add_peer(*handle1.peer_id(), handle1.local_addr());
+
+    let added_peer_id = event_stream.peer_added().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(added_peer_id, *handle1.peer_id());
+
+    // peer with mismatched capability version should fail to connect and be removed.
+    let removed_peer_id = event_stream.peer_removed().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(removed_peer_id, *handle1.peer_id());
+
+    handle.terminate().await;
+}