diff --git a/tools/releasetools/test_validate_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/test_validate_target_files.py
index a6a8876c2..5f619ec79 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/test_validate_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/test_validate_target_files.py
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 import os
 import os.path
 import shutil
+import zipfile
 
 import common
 import test_utils
-import verity_utils
-from validate_target_files import ValidateVerifiedBootImages
+from rangelib import RangeSet
+from validate_target_files import (ValidateVerifiedBootImages,
+                                   ValidateFileConsistency)
 from verity_utils import CreateVerityImageBuilder
 
 
@@ -107,7 +109,8 @@ class ValidateTargetFilesTest(test_utils.ReleaseToolsTestCase):
         AssertionError, ValidateVerifiedBootImages, input_tmp, info_dict,
         options)
 
-  def _generate_system_image(self, output_file):
+  def _generate_system_image(self, output_file, system_root=None,
+                             file_map=None):
     prop_dict = {
         'partition_size': str(1024 * 1024),
         'verity': 'true',
@@ -120,9 +123,12 @@ class ValidateTargetFilesTest(test_utils.ReleaseToolsTestCase):
     image_size = verity_image_builder.CalculateMaxImageSize()
 
     # Use an empty root directory.
-    system_root = common.MakeTempDir()
+    if not system_root:
+      system_root = common.MakeTempDir()
     cmd = ['mkuserimg_mke2fs', '-s', system_root, output_file, 'ext4',
            '/system', str(image_size), '-j', '0']
+    if file_map:
+      cmd.extend(['-B', file_map])
     proc = common.Run(cmd)
     stdoutdata, _ = proc.communicate()
     self.assertEqual(
@@ -155,3 +161,56 @@ class ValidateTargetFilesTest(test_utils.ReleaseToolsTestCase):
         'verity_key_mincrypt' : verity_key_mincrypt,
     }
     ValidateVerifiedBootImages(input_tmp, info_dict, options)
+
+  def test_ValidateFileConsistency_incompleteRange(self):
+    input_tmp = common.MakeTempDir()
+    os.mkdir(os.path.join(input_tmp, 'IMAGES'))
+    system_image = os.path.join(input_tmp, 'IMAGES', 'system.img')
+    system_root = os.path.join(input_tmp, "SYSTEM")
+    os.mkdir(system_root)
+
+    # Write the test file that contain multiple blocks of zeros, and these
+    # zero blocks will be omitted by kernel. And the test files will occupy one
+    # block range each in the final system image.
+    with open(os.path.join(system_root, 'a'), 'w') as f:
+      f.write("aaa")
+      f.write('\0' * 4096 * 3)
+    with open(os.path.join(system_root, 'b'), 'w') as f:
+      f.write("bbb")
+      f.write('\0' * 4096 * 3)
+
+    raw_file_map = os.path.join(input_tmp, 'IMAGES', 'raw_system.map')
+    self._generate_system_image(system_image, system_root, raw_file_map)
+
+    # Parse the generated file map and update the block ranges for each file.
+    file_map_list = {}
+    image_ranges = RangeSet()
+    with open(raw_file_map, 'r') as f:
+      for line in f.readlines():
+        info = line.split()
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(info))
+        image_ranges = image_ranges.union(RangeSet(info[1]))
+        file_map_list[info[0]] = RangeSet(info[1])
+
+    # Add one unoccupied block as the shared block for all test files.
+    mock_shared_block = RangeSet("10-20").subtract(image_ranges).first(1)
+    with open(os.path.join(input_tmp, 'IMAGES', 'system.map'), 'w') as f:
+      for key in sorted(file_map_list.keys()):
+        line = "{} {}\n".format(
+            key, file_map_list[key].union(mock_shared_block))
+        f.write(line)
+
+    # Prepare for the target zip file
+    input_file = common.MakeTempFile()
+    all_entries = ['SYSTEM/', 'SYSTEM/b', 'SYSTEM/a', 'IMAGES/',
+                   'IMAGES/system.map', 'IMAGES/system.img']
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(input_file, 'w') as input_zip:
+      for name in all_entries:
+        input_zip.write(os.path.join(input_tmp, name), arcname=name)
+
+    input_zip = zipfile.ZipFile(input_file, 'r')
+    info_dict = {'extfs_sparse_flag': '-s'}
+
+    # Expect the validation to pass and both files are skipped due to
+    # 'incomplete' block range.
+    ValidateFileConsistency(input_zip, input_tmp, info_dict)
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py
index eeb802bc4..275939c94 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/validate_target_files.py
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ def ValidateFileConsistency(input_zip, input_tmp, info_dict):
       # bytes past the file length, which is expected to be padded with '\0's.
       ranges = image.file_map[entry]
 
-      incomplete = ranges.extra.get('incomplete', False)
-      if incomplete:
-        logging.warning('Skipping %s that has incomplete block list', entry)
-        continue
-
       # Use the original RangeSet if applicable, which includes the shared
       # blocks. And this needs to happen before checking the monotonicity flag.
       if ranges.extra.get('uses_shared_blocks'):
@@ -96,6 +91,11 @@ def ValidateFileConsistency(input_zip, input_tmp, info_dict):
       else:
         file_ranges = ranges
 
+      incomplete = file_ranges.extra.get('incomplete', False)
+      if incomplete:
+        logging.warning('Skipping %s that has incomplete block list', entry)
+        continue
+
       # TODO(b/79951650): Handle files with non-monotonic ranges.
       if not file_ranges.monotonic:
         logging.warning(