diff --git a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigtable/BigtableIOTest.java b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigtable/BigtableIOTest.java
index bffca8652089..5163e0e4ff25 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigtable/BigtableIOTest.java
+++ b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/bigtable/BigtableIOTest.java
@@ -2041,4 +2041,97 @@ synchronized ConfigId newId() {
       return ConfigId.create();
     }
   }
+
+  /////////////////////////// ReadChangeStream ///////////////////////////
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReadChangeStreamBuildsCorrectly() {
+    Instant startTime = Instant.now();
+    BigtableIO.ReadChangeStream readChangeStream =
+        BigtableIO.readChangeStream()
+            .withProjectId("project")
+            .withInstanceId("instance")
+            .withTableId("table")
+            .withAppProfileId("app-profile")
+            .withChangeStreamName("change-stream-name")
+            .withMetadataTableProjectId("metadata-project")
+            .withMetadataTableInstanceId("metadata-instance")
+            .withMetadataTableTableId("metadata-table")
+            .withMetadataTableAppProfileId("metadata-app-profile")
+            .withStartTime(startTime)
+            .withBacklogReplicationAdjustment(Duration.standardMinutes(1))
+            .withCreateOrUpdateMetadataTable(false)
+            .withExistingPipelineOptions(BigtableIO.ExistingPipelineOptions.FAIL_IF_EXISTS);
+    assertEquals("project", readChangeStream.getBigtableConfig().getProjectId().get());
+    assertEquals("instance", readChangeStream.getBigtableConfig().getInstanceId().get());
+    assertEquals("app-profile", readChangeStream.getBigtableConfig().getAppProfileId().get());
+    assertEquals("table", readChangeStream.getTableId());
+    assertEquals(
+        "metadata-project", readChangeStream.getMetadataTableBigtableConfig().getProjectId().get());
+    assertEquals(
+        "metadata-instance",
+        readChangeStream.getMetadataTableBigtableConfig().getInstanceId().get());
+    assertEquals(
+        "metadata-app-profile",
+        readChangeStream.getMetadataTableBigtableConfig().getAppProfileId().get());
+    assertEquals("metadata-table", readChangeStream.getMetadataTableId());
+    assertEquals("change-stream-name", readChangeStream.getChangeStreamName());
+    assertEquals(startTime, readChangeStream.getStartTime());
+    assertEquals(Duration.standardMinutes(1), readChangeStream.getBacklogReplicationAdjustment());
+    assertEquals(false, readChangeStream.getCreateOrUpdateMetadataTable());
+    assertEquals(
+        BigtableIO.ExistingPipelineOptions.FAIL_IF_EXISTS,
+        readChangeStream.getExistingPipelineOptions());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReadChangeStreamFailsValidation() {
+    BigtableIO.ReadChangeStream readChangeStream =
+        BigtableIO.readChangeStream()
+            .withProjectId("project")
+            .withInstanceId("instance")
+            .withTableId("table");
+    // Validating table fails because table does not exist.
+    thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
+    readChangeStream.validate(TestPipeline.testingPipelineOptions());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReadChangeStreamPassWithoutValidation() {
+    BigtableIO.ReadChangeStream readChangeStream =
+        BigtableIO.readChangeStream()
+            .withProjectId("project")
+            .withInstanceId("instance")
+            .withTableId("table")
+            .withoutValidation();
+    // No error is thrown because we skip validation
+    readChangeStream.validate(TestPipeline.testingPipelineOptions());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReadChangeStreamValidationFailsDuringApply() {
+    BigtableIO.ReadChangeStream readChangeStream =
+        BigtableIO.readChangeStream()
+            .withProjectId("project")
+            .withInstanceId("instance")
+            .withTableId("table");
+    // Validating table fails because resources cannot be found
+    thrown.expect(RuntimeException.class);
+
+    p.apply(readChangeStream);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReadChangeStreamPassWithoutValidationDuringApply() {
+    BigtableIO.ReadChangeStream readChangeStream =
+        BigtableIO.readChangeStream()
+            .withProjectId("project")
+            .withInstanceId("instance")
+            .withTableId("table")
+            .withoutValidation();
+    // No RunTime exception as seen in previous test with validation. Only error that the pipeline
+    // is not ran.
+    thrown.expect(PipelineRunMissingException.class);
+    p.apply(readChangeStream);
+  }
 }