diff --git a/tests/unit/handlers/pathHandler.test.ts b/tests/unit/handlers/pathHandler.test.ts
index f52f3faf..b0e3e15d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/handlers/pathHandler.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/handlers/pathHandler.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,49 @@
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import si from 'systeminformation';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { IPC_CHANNELS } from '../../../src/constants';
 import { PathHandlers } from '../../../src/handlers/pathHandlers';
 
+const REQUIRED_SPACE = 10 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 10GB
+const DEFAULT_FREE_SPACE = 20 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 20GB
+const LOW_FREE_SPACE = 5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 5GB
+
 vi.mock('electron', () => ({
   ipcMain: {
     on: vi.fn(),
     handle: vi.fn(),
   },
 }));
+vi.mock('systeminformation');
+vi.mock('node:fs');
+
+const mockDiskSpace = (available: number) => {
+  vi.mocked(si.fsSize).mockResolvedValue([
+    {
+      fs: 'test',
+      type: 'test',
+      size: 100,
+      used: 0,
+      available,
+      mount: '/',
+      use: 0,
+      rw: true,
+    },
+  ]);
+};
+
+const mockFileSystem = ({ exists = true, writable = true } = {}) => {
+  vi.mocked(fs.existsSync).mockReturnValue(exists);
+  if (writable) {
+    vi.mocked(fs.accessSync).mockReturnValue();
+  } else {
+    vi.mocked(fs.accessSync).mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error('Permission denied');
+    });
+  }
+};
 
 describe('PathHandlers', () => {
   let handler: PathHandlers;
@@ -33,4 +67,71 @@ describe('PathHandlers', () => {
       expect(ipcMain.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith(channel, expect.any(Function));
     }
   });
+
+  describe('validate-install-path', () => {
+    let validateHandler: (event: unknown, path: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.resetAllMocks();
+      new PathHandlers().registerHandlers();
+
+      // Get the validation handler that was registered
+      validateHandler = vi
+        .mocked(ipcMain.handle)
+        .mock.calls.find((call) => call[0] === IPC_CHANNELS.VALIDATE_INSTALL_PATH)?.[1] as typeof validateHandler;
+
+      // Default disk space mock
+      mockDiskSpace(DEFAULT_FREE_SPACE);
+    });
+
+    it('accepts valid install path with sufficient space', async () => {
+      mockFileSystem({ exists: true, writable: true });
+
+      const result = await validateHandler({}, '/valid/path');
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        isValid: true,
+        exists: true,
+        freeSpace: DEFAULT_FREE_SPACE,
+        requiredSpace: REQUIRED_SPACE,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('rejects path with insufficient disk space', async () => {
+      mockFileSystem({ exists: true, writable: true });
+      mockDiskSpace(LOW_FREE_SPACE);
+
+      const result = await validateHandler({}, '/low/space/path');
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        isValid: false,
+        exists: true,
+        freeSpace: LOW_FREE_SPACE,
+        requiredSpace: REQUIRED_SPACE,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('rejects path with missing parent directory', async () => {
+      mockFileSystem({ exists: false });
+
+      const result = await validateHandler({}, '/missing/parent/path');
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        isValid: false,
+        parentMissing: true,
+        freeSpace: DEFAULT_FREE_SPACE,
+        requiredSpace: REQUIRED_SPACE,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('rejects non-writable path', async () => {
+      mockFileSystem({ exists: true, writable: false });
+
+      const result = await validateHandler({}, '/non/writable/path');
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        isValid: false,
+        cannotWrite: true,
+        exists: true,
+        freeSpace: DEFAULT_FREE_SPACE,
+        requiredSpace: REQUIRED_SPACE,
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });