diff --git a/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.c b/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.c
index fa002161b..b31faa4e5 100644
--- a/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.c
+++ b/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.c
@@ -1646,6 +1646,7 @@ void Test_CreatePipe_API(void)
     SB_UT_ADD_SUBTEST(Test_CreatePipe_MaxPipes);
     SB_UT_ADD_SUBTEST(Test_CreatePipe_SamePipeName);
     SB_UT_ADD_SUBTEST(Test_CreatePipe_EmptyPipeName);
+    SB_UT_ADD_SUBTEST(Test_CreatePipe_PipeName_NullPtr);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1804,9 +1805,9 @@ void Test_CreatePipe_SamePipeName(void)
 */
 void Test_CreatePipe_EmptyPipeName(void)
 {
-    CFE_SB_PipeId_t PipeId = SB_UT_PIPEID_0;
-    uint16          PipeDepth   = 1;
-    char            PipeName[]  = "";
+    CFE_SB_PipeId_t PipeId     = SB_UT_PIPEID_0;
+    uint16          PipeDepth  = 1;
+    char            PipeName[] = "";
 
     /* Call to CFE_SB_CreatePipe with empty PipeName should fail */
     UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_SB_CreatePipe(&PipeId, PipeDepth, PipeName), CFE_SB_BAD_ARGUMENT);
@@ -1815,6 +1816,27 @@ void Test_CreatePipe_EmptyPipeName(void)
 }
 
 /*
+
+** Test create pipe response to a null pipe name pointer.
+*/
+void Test_CreatePipe_PipeName_NullPtr(void)
+{
+    CFE_SB_PipeId_t PipeId    = SB_UT_PIPEID_0;
+    uint16          PipeDepth = 1;
+
+    /* To fail the pipe create, force the OS_QueueCreate call to return some
+     * type of error code.
+     */
+    UT_SetDeferredRetcode(UT_KEY(OS_QueueCreate), 1, OS_ERR_NO_FREE_IDS);
+
+    /* Call to CFE_SB_CreatePipe with empty PipeName should fail */
+    UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_SB_CreatePipe(&PipeId, PipeDepth, NULL), CFE_SB_PIPE_CR_ERR);
+
+    UtAssert_INT32_EQ(CFE_SB_Global.HKTlmMsg.Payload.CreatePipeErrorCounter, 1);
+}
+
+/*
+
 ** Function for calling SB delete pipe API test functions
 */
 void Test_DeletePipe_API(void)
diff --git a/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.h b/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.h
index 6a4f59270..45e15fcf3 100644
--- a/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.h
+++ b/modules/sb/ut-coverage/sb_UT.h
@@ -1198,6 +1198,21 @@ void Test_CreatePipe_InvalPipeDepth(void);
 ******************************************************************************/
 void Test_CreatePipe_EmptyPipeName(void);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/**
+** \brief Test create pipe response to a NULL pipe name
+**
+** \par Description
+**        This function tests the create pipe response to a null pipe name pointer.
+**
+** \par Assumptions, External Events, and Notes:
+**        None
+**
+** \returns
+**        This function does not return a value.
+******************************************************************************/
+void Test_CreatePipe_PipeName_NullPtr(void);
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /**
 ** \brief Test create pipe response to a pipe name longer than allowed