diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaMicroBatchSourceSuite.scala b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaMicroBatchSourceSuite.scala
index 64020882b3..cb45384613 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaMicroBatchSourceSuite.scala
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaMicroBatchSourceSuite.scala
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
 import scala.io.Source
 import scala.util.Random
 
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.{AdminClient, ConsumerGroupListing}
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.{KafkaProducer, ProducerRecord, RecordMetadata}
 import org.apache.kafka.common.TopicPartition
 import org.scalatest.concurrent.PatienceConfiguration.Timeout
@@ -638,10 +639,11 @@ abstract class KafkaMicroBatchSourceSuiteBase extends KafkaSourceSuiteBase {
     testUtils.sendMessages(topic, (11 to 20).map(_.toString).toArray, Some(1))
     testUtils.sendMessages(topic, (21 to 30).map(_.toString).toArray, Some(2))
 
+    val customGroupId = "id-" + Random.nextInt()
     val dsKafka = spark
       .readStream
       .format("kafka")
-      .option("kafka.group.id", "id-" + Random.nextInt())
+      .option("kafka.group.id", customGroupId)
       .option("kafka.bootstrap.servers", testUtils.brokerAddress)
       .option("subscribe", topic)
       .option("startingOffsets", "earliest")
@@ -652,7 +654,15 @@ abstract class KafkaMicroBatchSourceSuiteBase extends KafkaSourceSuiteBase {
 
     testStream(dsKafka)(
       makeSureGetOffsetCalled,
-      CheckAnswer(1 to 30: _*)
+      CheckAnswer(1 to 30: _*),
+      Execute { _ =>
+        val consumerGroups = testUtils.listConsumerGroups()
+        val validGroups = consumerGroups.valid().get()
+        val validGroupsId = validGroups.asScala.map(_.groupId())
+        assert(validGroupsId.exists(_ === customGroupId), "Valid consumer groups don't " +
+          s"contain the expected group id - Valid consumer groups: $validGroupsId / " +
+          s"expected group id: $customGroupId")
+      }
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaRelationSuite.scala b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaRelationSuite.scala
index efe7385ed1..2cd13a994e 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaRelationSuite.scala
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaRelationSuite.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.kafka010
 import java.util.Locale
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
 
+import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
+import scala.util.Random
+
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerRecord
 import org.apache.kafka.common.TopicPartition
 
@@ -247,8 +250,16 @@ class KafkaRelationSuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext with KafkaTest
     testUtils.sendMessages(topic, (11 to 20).map(_.toString).toArray, Some(1))
     testUtils.sendMessages(topic, (21 to 30).map(_.toString).toArray, Some(2))
 
-    val df = createDF(topic, withOptions = Map("kafka.group.id" -> "custom"))
+    val customGroupId = "id-" + Random.nextInt()
+    val df = createDF(topic, withOptions = Map("kafka.group.id" -> customGroupId))
     checkAnswer(df, (1 to 30).map(_.toString).toDF())
+
+    val consumerGroups = testUtils.listConsumerGroups()
+    val validGroups = consumerGroups.valid().get()
+    val validGroupsId = validGroups.asScala.map(_.groupId())
+    assert(validGroupsId.exists(_ === customGroupId), "Valid consumer groups don't " +
+      s"contain the expected group id - Valid consumer groups: $validGroupsId / " +
+      s"expected group id: $customGroupId")
   }
 
   test("read Kafka transactional messages: read_committed") {
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaTestUtils.scala b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaTestUtils.scala
index bf6934be52..dacfffa867 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaTestUtils.scala
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaTestUtils.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import kafka.server.{KafkaConfig, KafkaServer}
 import kafka.server.checkpoints.OffsetCheckpointFile
 import kafka.utils.ZkUtils
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.CommonClientConfigs
-import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.{AdminClient, CreatePartitionsOptions, NewPartitions}
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.{AdminClient, CreatePartitionsOptions, ListConsumerGroupsResult, NewPartitions}
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer._
 import org.apache.kafka.common.TopicPartition
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ class KafkaTestUtils(withBrokerProps: Map[String, Object] = Map.empty) extends L
     offsets
   }
 
+  def listConsumerGroups(): ListConsumerGroupsResult = {
+    adminClient.listConsumerGroups()
+  }
+
   protected def brokerConfiguration: Properties = {
     val props = new Properties()
     props.put("broker.id", "0")