--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
     "testSetVariableMetadataSponsoringRateLimit": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/setVariableMetadataSponsoringRateLimit.test.ts",
     "testInflation": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/inflation.test.ts",
     "testPalletPresence": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/pallet-presence.test.ts",
-    "testBlockProduction": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/block-production.test.ts"
+    "testBlockProduction": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/block-production.test.ts",
+    "testEnableDisableTransfers": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/enableDisableTransfer.test.ts"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN ../LICENSE",
--- a/tests/src/enableDisableTransfer.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/enableDisableTransfer.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   transferExpectSuccess,
   transferExpectFailure,
   setTransferFlagExpectSuccess,
+  setTransferFlagExpectFailure,
 } from './util/helpers';
 
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised);
@@ -48,3 +49,16 @@
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('Negative Enable/Disable Transfers', () => {
+  it('Non-owner cannot change transfer flag', async () => {
+    await usingApi(async () => {
+      const Bob = privateKey('//Bob');
+      // nft
+      const nftCollectionId = await createCollectionExpectSuccess();
+
+      // Change transfer flag
+      await setTransferFlagExpectFailure(Bob, nftCollectionId, false);
+    });
+  });
+});
--- a/tests/src/util/helpers.ts
+++ b/tests/src/util/helpers.ts
@@ -535,6 +535,18 @@
   }); 
 }
 
+export async function setTransferFlagExpectFailure(sender: IKeyringPair, collectionId: number, enabled: boolean) {
+
+  await usingApi(async (api) => {
+
+    const tx = api.tx.nft.setTransfersEnabledFlag (collectionId, enabled);
+    const events = await expect(submitTransactionExpectFailAsync(sender, tx)).to.be.rejected;
+    const result = getGenericResult(events);
+
+    expect(result.success).to.be.false;
+  }); 
+}
+
 export async function setContractSponsoringRateLimitExpectSuccess(sender: IKeyringPair, contractAddress: AccountId | string, rateLimit: number) {
   await usingApi(async (api) => {
     const tx = api.tx.nft.setContractSponsoringRateLimit(contractAddress, rateLimit);