diff --git a/test/src/unit.cpp b/test/src/unit.cpp
index 2952708c..92ba97b0 100644
--- a/test/src/unit.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit.cpp
@@ -3923,21 +3923,99 @@ TEST_CASE("element access")
 
                 SECTION("access non-existing value")
                 {
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", 2) == 2);
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", 2u) == 2u);
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", false) == false);
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", "bar") == "bar");
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", 12.34) == Approx(12.34));
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", json({{"foo", "bar"}})) == json({{"foo", "bar"}}));
-                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing", json({10, 100})) == json({10, 100}));
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, 2) == 2);
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, 2u) == 2u);
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, false) == false);
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, "bar") == "bar");
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, 12.34) == Approx(12.34));
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, json({{"foo", "bar"}})) == json({{"foo", "bar"}}));
+                    CHECK(j.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, json({10, 100})) == json({10, 100}));
 
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", 2) == 2);
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", 2u) == 2u);
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", false) == false);
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", "bar") == "bar");
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", 12.34) == Approx(12.34));
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", json({{"foo", "bar"}})) == json({{"foo", "bar"}}));
-                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing", json({10, 100})) == json({10, 100}));
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, 2) == 2);
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, 2u) == 2u);
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, false) == false);
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, "bar") == "bar");
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, 12.34) == Approx(12.34));
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, json({{"foo", "bar"}})) == json({{"foo", "bar"}}));
+                    CHECK(j_const.value("/not/existing"_json_pointer, json({10, 100})) == json({10, 100}));
+                }
+
+                SECTION("access on non-object type")
+                {
+                    SECTION("null")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::null);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with null");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with null");
+                    }
+
+                    SECTION("boolean")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::boolean);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with boolean");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1),
+                                          "cannot use value() with boolean");
+                    }
+
+                    SECTION("string")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::string);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with string");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1),
+                                          "cannot use value() with string");
+                    }
+
+                    SECTION("array")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::array);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with array");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with array");
+                    }
+
+                    SECTION("number (integer)")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::number_integer);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with number");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1),
+                                          "cannot use value() with number");
+                    }
+
+                    SECTION("number (unsigned)")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::number_unsigned);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with number");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1),
+                                          "cannot use value() with number");
+                    }
+
+                    SECTION("number (floating-point)")
+                    {
+                        json j_nonobject(json::value_t::number_float);
+                        const json j_nonobject_const(j_nonobject);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), std::domain_error);
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1), "cannot use value() with number");
+                        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_nonobject_const.value("/foo"_json_pointer, 1),
+                                          "cannot use value() with number");
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }