diff --git a/autoload/go/cmd.vim b/autoload/go/cmd.vim
index 38b0328437..8c14b68469 100644
--- a/autoload/go/cmd.vim
+++ b/autoload/go/cmd.vim
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ endfunction
 function! go#cmd#Test(bang, compile, ...)
     let args = ["test"]
 
+    if empty(glob("*_test.go"))
+        call go#util#EchoError("no tests files available")
+        return
+    endif
+
     " don't run the test, only compile it. Useful to capture and fix errors or
     " to create a test binary.
     if a:compile