diff --git a/x/feegrant/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/x/feegrant/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index c7bd3da3d7..c04095e2d9 100644
--- a/x/feegrant/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/x/feegrant/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 package keeper_test
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	codectypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	authtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/feegrant"
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 )
 
 func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGrantAllowance() {
-	oneYear := suite.ctx.BlockTime().AddDate(1, 0, 0)
+	ctx := suite.ctx.WithBlockTime(time.Now())
+	oneYear := ctx.BlockTime().AddDate(1, 0, 0)
+	yesterday := ctx.BlockTime().AddDate(0, 0, -1)
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name      string
@@ -42,6 +49,49 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGrantAllowance() {
 			true,
 			"decoding bech32 failed",
 		},
+		{
+			"valid: grantee account doesn't exist",
+			func() *feegrant.MsgGrantAllowance {
+				grantee := "cosmos139f7kncmglres2nf3h4hc4tade85ekfr8sulz5"
+				granteeAccAddr := types.MustAccAddressFromBech32(grantee)
+				any, err := codectypes.NewAnyWithValue(&feegrant.BasicAllowance{
+					SpendLimit: suite.atom,
+					Expiration: &oneYear,
+				})
+
+				suite.accountKeeper.EXPECT().GetAccount(gomock.Any(), granteeAccAddr).Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+
+				acc := authtypes.NewBaseAccountWithAddress(granteeAccAddr)
+				suite.accountKeeper.EXPECT().NewAccountWithAddress(gomock.Any(), types.MustAccAddressFromBech32(grantee)).Return(acc).AnyTimes()
+				suite.accountKeeper.EXPECT().SetAccount(gomock.Any(), acc).Return()
+
+				suite.Require().NoError(err)
+				return &feegrant.MsgGrantAllowance{
+					Granter:   suite.addrs[0].String(),
+					Grantee:   grantee,
+					Allowance: any,
+				}
+			},
+			false,
+			"",
+		},
+		{
+			"invalid: past expiry",
+			func() *feegrant.MsgGrantAllowance {
+				any, err := codectypes.NewAnyWithValue(&feegrant.BasicAllowance{
+					SpendLimit: suite.atom,
+					Expiration: &yesterday,
+				})
+				suite.Require().NoError(err)
+				return &feegrant.MsgGrantAllowance{
+					Granter:   suite.addrs[0].String(),
+					Grantee:   suite.addrs[1].String(),
+					Allowance: any,
+				}
+			},
+			true,
+			"expiration is before current block time",
+		},
 		{
 			"valid: basic fee allowance",
 			func() *feegrant.MsgGrantAllowance {
@@ -117,7 +167,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGrantAllowance() {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		suite.Run(tc.name, func() {
-			_, err := suite.msgSrvr.GrantAllowance(suite.ctx, tc.req())
+			_, err := suite.msgSrvr.GrantAllowance(ctx, tc.req())
 			if tc.expectErr {
 				suite.Require().Error(err)
 				suite.Require().Contains(err.Error(), tc.errMsg)