diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
index 7c57043c9..bb8b8c2e2 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/integration.spec.ts
@@ -1303,7 +1303,9 @@ describe('Shell API (integration)', function () {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('validate', function () {
+    describe('validate [standalone mode]', function () {
+      // other options are tested in the ReplicaSet suite because they are not available
+      // in standalone mode
       skipIfApiStrict();
       skipIfServerVersion(testServer, '< 5.0');
 
@@ -1322,21 +1324,6 @@ describe('Shell API (integration)', function () {
           (await collection.validate({ full: true, repair: true })).valid
         ).to.equal(true);
       });
-
-      it('validate accepts a background option', async function () {
-        expect(
-          (await collection.validate({ full: false, background: true })).valid
-        ).to.equal(true);
-      });
-
-      it('validate fails with background: true and full: true', async function () {
-        try {
-          await collection.validate({ full: true, background: true });
-          expect.fail('missed exception');
-        } catch (err: any) {
-          expect(err.name).to.equal('MongoServerError');
-        }
-      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/shell-api/src/replica-set.spec.ts b/packages/shell-api/src/replica-set.spec.ts
index e40fa3600..280eda24d 100644
--- a/packages/shell-api/src/replica-set.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shell-api/src/replica-set.spec.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   ALL_TOPOLOGIES,
 } from './enums';
 import { dummyOptions } from './helpers.spec';
-import { signatures, toShellResult } from './index';
+import { Collection, signatures, toShellResult } from './index';
 import Mongo from './mongo';
 import type { ReplSetConfig, ReplSetMemberConfig } from './replica-set';
 import ReplicaSet from './replica-set';
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ describe('ReplicaSet', function () {
         ).to.deep.include({ ok: 1 });
       });
     });
+
     describe('configureQueryAnalyzer()', function () {
       skipIfServerVersion(srv0, '< 7.0'); // analyzeShardKey will only be added in 7.0 which is not included in stable yet
 
@@ -1090,6 +1091,41 @@ describe('ReplicaSet', function () {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    describe('validate [replica set mode]', function () {
+      // Tested here because since https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/MONGOSH-1664 background: true
+      // does not work on standalone nodes anymore
+      skipIfApiStrict();
+      skipIfServerVersion(srv0, '< 5.0');
+      let collection: Collection;
+
+      beforeEach(async function () {
+        collection = db.getCollection('test');
+        await collection.insertOne({ foo: 'bar' });
+      });
+
+      it('validate can be used to validate a collection', async function () {
+        expect((await collection.validate({ full: true })).valid).to.equal(
+          true
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('validate accepts a background option', async function () {
+        expect(
+          (await collection.validate({ full: false, background: true })).valid
+        ).to.equal(true);
+      });
+
+      it('validate fails with background: true and full: true', async function () {
+        try {
+          await collection.validate({ full: true, background: true });
+          expect.fail('missed exception');
+        } catch (err: any) {
+          expect(err.name).to.equal('MongoServerError');
+          expect(err.codeName).to.equal('InvalidOptions');
+        }
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('integration (PA to PSA transition)', function () {