diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/data/modoper_leafref_action_reply.xml b/tools/lint/tests/data/modoper_leafref_action_reply.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39ec672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/tests/data/modoper_leafref_action_reply.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<cond xmlns="urn:yanglint:modoper-leafref">
+  <list>
+    <klf>key_val</klf>
+    <act>
+      <lfo>rw</lfo>
+    </act>
+  </list>
+</cond>
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/data/modoper_leafref_rpc_reply.xml b/tools/lint/tests/data/modoper_leafref_rpc_reply.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8f7af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lint/tests/data/modoper_leafref_rpc_reply.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<rpcg xmlns="urn:yanglint:modoper-leafref">
+  <cono>
+    <lfo>rw</lfo>
+  </cono>
+</rpcg>
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/interactive/data_operational.test b/tools/lint/tests/interactive/data_operational.test
index ce81344..fbf7fbb 100644
--- a/tools/lint/tests/interactive/data_operational.test
+++ b/tools/lint/tests/interactive/data_operational.test
@@ -65,10 +65,22 @@
     ly_cmd "data -t rpc -O $ddir/modoper_leafref_ds.xml $ddir/modoper_leafref_action.xml"
 }}
 
+test data_operational_action_reply_leafref {--operational data is referenced from action-leafref output} {
+-setup $ly_setup -cleanup $ly_cleanup -body {
+    ly_cmd "load modoper-leafref"
+    ly_cmd "data -t reply -O $ddir/modoper_leafref_ds.xml $ddir/modoper_leafref_action_reply.xml"
+}}
+
 test data_operational_rpc_leafref {--operational data is referenced from rpc-leafref} {
 -setup $ly_setup -cleanup $ly_cleanup -body {
     ly_cmd "load modoper-leafref"
     ly_cmd "data -t rpc -O $ddir/modconfig.xml $ddir/modoper_leafref_rpc.xml"
 }}
 
+test data_operational_rpc_reply_leafref {--operational data is referenced from rpc-leafref output} {
+-setup $ly_setup -cleanup $ly_cleanup -body {
+    ly_cmd "load modoper-leafref"
+    ly_cmd "data -t reply -O $ddir/modconfig.xml $ddir/modoper_leafref_rpc_reply.xml"
+}}
+
 cleanupTests
diff --git a/tools/lint/tests/non-interactive/data_operational.test b/tools/lint/tests/non-interactive/data_operational.test
index 6635932..82e861e 100644
--- a/tools/lint/tests/non-interactive/data_operational.test
+++ b/tools/lint/tests/non-interactive/data_operational.test
@@ -47,8 +47,16 @@
     ly_cmd "-t rpc -O $ddir/modoper_leafref_ds.xml $mdir/modoper-leafref.yang $ddir/modoper_leafref_action.xml"
 } {}
 
+test data_operational_action_reply_leafref {--operational data is referenced from action-leafref output} {
+    ly_cmd "-t reply -O $ddir/modoper_leafref_ds.xml $mdir/modoper-leafref.yang $ddir/modoper_leafref_action_reply.xml"
+} {}
+
 test data_operational_rpc_leafref {--operational data is referenced from rpc-leafref} {
     ly_cmd "-t rpc -O $ddir/modconfig.xml $mdir/modoper-leafref.yang $ddir/modoper_leafref_rpc.xml"
 } {}
 
+test data_operational_rpc_reply_leafref {--operational data is referenced from rpc-leafref output} {
+    ly_cmd "-t reply -O $ddir/modconfig.xml $mdir/modoper-leafref.yang $ddir/modoper_leafref_rpc_reply.xml"
+} {}
+
 cleanupTests