diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.js b/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91ae53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const hello = "there";
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.json b/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.json
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index 0000000..f7df04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "hello": "there"
+}
diff --git a/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.yml b/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..611962c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__fixtures__/error-on-unmatched-pattern/some.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello: there
diff --git a/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/error-on-unmatched-pattern.js.snap b/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/error-on-unmatched-pattern.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab48a0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__tests__/__snapshots__/error-on-unmatched-pattern.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`error on unmatched pattern (stderr) 1`] = `"[error] No files matching the given patterns were found"`;
+
+exports[`error on unmatched pattern (stdout) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`error on unmatched pattern (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, by default (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, by default (stdout) 1`] = `
+"const hello = "there";
+{
+  "hello": "there"
+}
+hello: there"
+`;
+
+exports[`error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, by default (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`no error on unmatched pattern (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`no error on unmatched pattern (stdout) 1`] = `"const hello = "there";"`;
+
+exports[`no error on unmatched pattern (write) 1`] = `[]`;
+
+exports[`no error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, with flag (stderr) 1`] = `""`;
+
+exports[`no error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, with flag (stdout) 1`] = `
+"const hello = "there";
+{
+  "hello": "there"
+}
+hello: there"
+`;
+
+exports[`no error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, with flag (write) 1`] = `[]`;
diff --git a/test/__tests__/error-on-unmatched-pattern.js b/test/__tests__/error-on-unmatched-pattern.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30b8b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__tests__/error-on-unmatched-pattern.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { runCli } from "../utils";
+
+describe("no error on unmatched pattern", () => {
+  runCli("error-on-unmatched-pattern", [
+    "--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern",
+    "**/*.js",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 0,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("error on unmatched pattern", () => {
+  runCli("error-on-unmatched-pattern", [
+    "**/*.toml",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 1,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("no error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, with flag", () => {
+  runCli("error-on-unmatched-pattern", [
+    "--no-error-on-unmatched-pattern",
+    "**/*.{json,js,yml}",
+    "**/*.toml",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 0,
+  });
+});
+
+describe("error on unmatched pattern when 2nd glob has no match, by default", () => {
+  runCli("error-on-unmatched-pattern", [
+    "**/*.{json,js,yml}",
+    "**/*.toml",
+  ]).test({
+    status: 0,
+  });
+});