diff --git a/tests/verkle/eip6800_genesis_verkle_tree/test_storage_slot_write.py b/tests/verkle/eip6800_genesis_verkle_tree/test_storage_slot_write.py
index 5f38a93e50..7e30512396 100644
--- a/tests/verkle/eip6800_genesis_verkle_tree/test_storage_slot_write.py
+++ b/tests/verkle/eip6800_genesis_verkle_tree/test_storage_slot_write.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 )
 def test_storage_slot_write(blockchain_test: BlockchainTestFiller, fork: str, slot_num):
     """
-    Test that storage slot writes work as expected.
+    Test that executes a SSTORE with a non-zero value.
     """
     env = Environment(
         fee_recipient="0x2adc25665018aa1fe0e6bc666dac8fc2697ff9ba",
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def test_storage_slot_write(blockchain_test: BlockchainTestFiller, fork: str, sl
     pre = {
         TestAddress: Account(balance=1000000000000000000000),
     }
+    slot_value = 0x42
     tx = Transaction(
         ty=0x0,
         chain_id=0x01,
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ def test_storage_slot_write(blockchain_test: BlockchainTestFiller, fork: str, sl
         to=None,
         gas_limit=100000000,
         gas_price=10,
-        data=Op.SSTORE(slot_num, 0x42),
+        data=Op.SSTORE(slot_num, slot_value),
     )
     blocks = [Block(txs=[tx])]
 
@@ -75,7 +76,51 @@ def test_storage_slot_write(blockchain_test: BlockchainTestFiller, fork: str, sl
     post = {
         contract_address: Account(
             storage={
-                slot_num: 0x42,
+                slot_num: slot_value,
+            },
+        ),
+    }
+
+    blockchain_test(
+        genesis_environment=env,
+        pre=pre,
+        post=post,
+        blocks=blocks,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.valid_from("Verkle")
+def test_storage_slot_zero_nonzero_zero(blockchain_test: BlockchainTestFiller, fork: str):
+    """
+    Test that executes in the same tx a SSTORE looping from abscent to zero.
+    """
+    env = Environment(
+        fee_recipient="0x2adc25665018aa1fe0e6bc666dac8fc2697ff9ba",
+        difficulty=0x20000,
+        gas_limit=10000000000,
+        number=1,
+        timestamp=1000,
+    )
+    pre = {
+        TestAddress: Account(balance=1000000000000000000000),
+    }
+    tx = Transaction(
+        ty=0x0,
+        chain_id=0x01,
+        nonce=0,
+        to=None,
+        gas_limit=100000000,
+        gas_price=10,
+        data=Op.SSTORE(0x88, 0x42) + Op.SSTORE(0x88, 0x00),
+    )
+    blocks = [Block(txs=[tx])]
+
+    contract_address = compute_create_address(address=TestAddress, nonce=tx.nonce)
+
+    post = {
+        contract_address: Account(
+            storage={
+                0x88: 0x00,
             },
         ),
     }