diff --git a/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py b/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py
index 4c887bce5c0..705b8256f24 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 from dbt.artifacts.resources.base import FileHash
 from dbt.config import RuntimeConfig
 from dbt.contracts.graph.manifest import Manifest, ManifestStateCheck
+from dbt.events.types import UnusedResourceConfigPath
 from dbt.flags import set_from_args
-from dbt.parser.manifest import ManifestLoader
+from dbt.parser.manifest import ManifestLoader, _warn_for_unused_resource_config_paths
 from dbt.parser.read_files import FileDiff
 from dbt.tracking import User
+from dbt_common.events.event_manager_client import add_callback_to_manager
+from tests.utils import EventCatcher
 
 
 class TestPartialParse:
@@ -191,3 +194,47 @@ def test_partial_parse_file_diff_flag(
         set_from_args(Namespace(PARTIAL_PARSE_FILE_DIFF=False), {})
         ManifestLoader.get_full_manifest(config=mock_project)
         assert mock_file_diff.called
+
+
+class TestWarnUnusedConfigs:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "resource_type,path,expect_used",
+        [
+            ("data_tests", "unused_path", False),
+            ("data_tests", "minimal", True),
+            ("metrics", "unused_path", False),
+            ("metrics", "test", True),
+            ("models", "unused_path", False),
+            ("models", "pkg", True),
+            ("saved_queries", "unused_path", False),
+            ("saved_queries", "test", True),
+            ("seeds", "unused_path", False),
+            ("seeds", "pkg", True),
+            ("semantic_models", "unused_path", False),
+            ("semantic_models", "test", True),
+            ("sources", "unused_path", False),
+            ("sources", "pkg", True),
+            ("unit_tests", "unused_path", False),
+            ("unit_tests", "pkg", True),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_warn_for_unused_resource_config_paths(
+        self,
+        resource_type: str,
+        path: str,
+        expect_used: bool,
+        manifest: Manifest,
+        runtime_config: RuntimeConfig,
+    ) -> None:
+        catcher = EventCatcher(UnusedResourceConfigPath)
+        add_callback_to_manager(catcher.catch)
+
+        setattr(runtime_config, resource_type, {path: {"+materialized": "table"}})
+
+        _warn_for_unused_resource_config_paths(manifest=manifest, config=runtime_config)
+
+        if expect_used:
+            assert len(catcher.caught_events) == 0
+        else:
+            assert len(catcher.caught_events) == 1
+            assert f"{resource_type}.{path}" in str(catcher.caught_events[0].data)