diff --git a/tests/core/pubsub/test_gossipsub.py b/tests/core/pubsub/test_gossipsub.py
index 704f8f4b..5c341d0b 100644
--- a/tests/core/pubsub/test_gossipsub.py
+++ b/tests/core/pubsub/test_gossipsub.py
@@ -851,3 +851,83 @@ async def test_handle_iwant(monkeypatch):
         called_msg_id = mock_mcache_get.call_args[0][0]
         assert isinstance(called_msg_id, tuple)
         assert called_msg_id == (test_seqno, test_from)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_handle_iwant_invalid_msg_id(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that handle_iwant raises ValueError for malformed message IDs.
+    """
+    async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(2) as pubsubs_gsub:
+        gossipsub_routers = []
+        for pubsub in pubsubs_gsub:
+            if isinstance(pubsub.router, GossipSub):
+                gossipsub_routers.append(pubsub.router)
+        gossipsubs = tuple(gossipsub_routers)
+
+        index_alice = 0
+        index_bob = 1
+        id_alice = pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].my_id
+
+        await connect(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].host, pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].host)
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # Malformed message ID (not a tuple string)
+        malformed_msg_id = "not_a_valid_msg_id"
+        iwant_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIWant(messageIDs=[malformed_msg_id])
+
+        # Mock mcache.get and write_msg to ensure they are not called
+        mock_mcache_get = MagicMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_bob].mcache, "get", mock_mcache_get)
+        mock_write_msg = AsyncMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_bob].pubsub, "write_msg", mock_write_msg)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            await gossipsubs[index_bob].handle_iwant(iwant_msg, id_alice)
+        mock_mcache_get.assert_not_called()
+        mock_write_msg.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Message ID that's a tuple string but not (bytes, bytes)
+        invalid_tuple_msg_id = "('abc', 123)"
+        iwant_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIWant(messageIDs=[invalid_tuple_msg_id])
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            await gossipsubs[index_bob].handle_iwant(iwant_msg, id_alice)
+        mock_mcache_get.assert_not_called()
+        mock_write_msg.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.trio
+async def test_handle_ihave_empty_message_ids(monkeypatch):
+    """
+    Test that handle_ihave with an empty messageIDs list does not call emit_iwant.
+    """
+    async with PubsubFactory.create_batch_with_gossipsub(2) as pubsubs_gsub:
+        gossipsub_routers = []
+        for pubsub in pubsubs_gsub:
+            if isinstance(pubsub.router, GossipSub):
+                gossipsub_routers.append(pubsub.router)
+        gossipsubs = tuple(gossipsub_routers)
+
+        index_alice = 0
+        index_bob = 1
+        id_bob = pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].my_id
+
+        # Connect Alice and Bob
+        await connect(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].host, pubsubs_gsub[index_bob].host)
+        await trio.sleep(0.1)  # Allow connections to establish
+
+        # Mock emit_iwant to capture calls
+        mock_emit_iwant = AsyncMock()
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gossipsubs[index_alice], "emit_iwant", mock_emit_iwant)
+
+        # Empty messageIDs list
+        ihave_msg = rpc_pb2.ControlIHave(messageIDs=[])
+
+        # Mock seen_messages.cache to avoid false positives
+        monkeypatch.setattr(pubsubs_gsub[index_alice].seen_messages, "cache", {})
+
+        # Simulate Bob sending IHAVE to Alice
+        await gossipsubs[index_alice].handle_ihave(ihave_msg, id_bob)
+
+        # emit_iwant should not be called since there are no message IDs
+        mock_emit_iwant.assert_not_called()