diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py
index 7fa37006195..82ce6a6950e 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_dataframe.py
@@ -10013,3 +10013,17 @@ def test_dataframe_transpose_complex_types(data):
     actual = gdf.T
 
     assert_eq(expected, actual)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data",
+    [
+        {"col": [{"a": 1.1}, {"a": 2.1}, {"a": 10.0}, {"a": 11.2323}, None]},
+        {"a": [[{"b": 567}], None] * 10},
+        {"a": [decimal.Decimal(10), decimal.Decimal(20), None]},
+    ],
+)
+def test_dataframe_values_complex_types(data):
+    gdf = cudf.DataFrame(data)
+    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
+        gdf.values