diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_sync.py b/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
index 9c12a11e3a..0299113b95 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_sync.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from parameterized import parameterized
from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactor
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules
+from synapse.api.constants import AccountDataTypes, EventTypes, JoinRules
from synapse.api.errors import Codes, ResourceLimitError
from synapse.api.filtering import FilterCollection, Filtering
from synapse.api.room_versions import RoomVersion, RoomVersions
@@ -895,6 +895,33 @@ class SyncTestCase(tests.unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
self.assertIn(private_call_event.event_id, priv_event_ids)
+ def test_push_rules_with_bad_account_data(self) -> None:
+ """Some old accounts have managed to set a `m.push_rules` account data,
+ which we should ignore in /sync response.
+ """
+
+ user = self.register_user("alice", "password")
+
+ # Insert the bad account data.
+ self.get_success(
+ self.store.add_account_data_for_user(user, AccountDataTypes.PUSH_RULES, {})
+ )
+
+ sync_result: SyncResult = self.get_success(
+ self.sync_handler.wait_for_sync_for_user(
+ create_requester(user), generate_sync_config(user)
+ )
+ )
+
+ for account_dict in sync_result.account_data:
+ if account_dict["type"] == AccountDataTypes.PUSH_RULES:
+ # We should have lots of push rules here, rather than the bad
+ # empty data.
+ self.assertNotEqual(account_dict["content"], {})
+ return
+
+ self.fail("No push rules found")
+
_request_key = 0
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