diff --git a/pandas/tests/arrays/sparse/test_arithmetics.py b/pandas/tests/arrays/sparse/test_arithmetics.py
index f84d03e851621..a47e73d49674d 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/arrays/sparse/test_arithmetics.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/arrays/sparse/test_arithmetics.py
@@ -468,6 +468,19 @@ def test_mismatched_length_cmp_op(cons):
         left & right
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "a, b",
+    [
+        ([0, 1, 2], [0, 1, 2, 3]),
+        ([0, 1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 2]),
+    ],
+)
+def test_mismatched_length_arith_op(a, b, all_arithmetic_functions):
+    op = all_arithmetic_functions
+    with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match=f"length mismatch: {len(a)} vs. {len(b)}"):
+        op(SparseArray(a, fill_value=0), np.array(b))
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("op", ["add", "sub", "mul", "truediv", "floordiv", "pow"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("fill_value", [np.nan, 3])
 def test_binary_operators(op, fill_value):