diff --git a/test/tests/unsupported-expressions.json b/test/tests/unsupported-expressions.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7d611509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/unsupported-expressions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  "scenario": "Reserved and private annotations",
+  "description": "Tests for unsupported expressions (reserved/private)",
+  "defaultTestProperties": {
+    "locale": "en-US",
+    "expErrors": [
+      {
+        "type": "unsupported-expression"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "tests": [
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %number}" },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %n|um|ber}"  },
+    { "src": "{+42}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| &num|be|r}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| ^num|be|r}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| +num|be|r}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| ?num|be||r|s}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|foo| !number}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|foo| *number}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {?number}"  },
+    { "src": "{<tag}"  },
+    { "src": ".local $bar = {$none ~plural} .match {foo :string}  * {{{$bar}}}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %num\\\\ber}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %num\\{be\\|r}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %num\\\\\\}ber}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| !}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| *}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| ^abc|123||5|\\\\}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| ^ abc|123||5|\\\\}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| ^ abc|123||5|\\\\ \\|def |3.14||2|}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| ? }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %xyzz }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| >xyzz   }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {$foo ~xyzz }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {$x   <xyzz   }"  },
+    { "src": "{>xyzz }"  },
+    { "src": "{  !xyzz   }"  },
+    { "src": "{~xyzz }"  },
+    { "src": "{ <xyzz   }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| !xy z z }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| *num \\\\ b er}"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2| %num \\\\ b |3.14| r    }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {|4.2|    +num xx \\\\ b |3.14| r  }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {$foo    +num x \\\\ abcde |3.14| r  }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {$foo    >num x \\\\ abcde |aaa||3.14||42| r  }"  },
+    { "src": "hello {$foo    >num x \\\\ abcde |aaa||3.14| |42| r  }"  },
+    { "src" : ".input{ $n ~ }{{{$n}}}" }
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/test/tests/unsupported-statements.json b/test/tests/unsupported-statements.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da79fff91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/unsupported-statements.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "scenario": "Reserved statements",
+  "description": "Tests for unsupported statements",
+  "defaultTestProperties": {
+    "locale": "en-US",
+    "expErrors": [
+      {
+        "type": "unsupported-statement"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "tests": [
+    { "src" : ".i {1} {{}}" },
+    { "src" : ".l $y = {|bar|} {{}}" }
+  ]
+}
+