diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4514941e..e8826197 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -497,6 +497,24 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test enter and exit maintainenace mode with set noout and stop osd
       run: ~/actionutils.sh test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit node-wrk1
 
+    - name: Scale down the cluster to 3 nodes
+      run: |
+        set -uex
+        ~/actionutils.sh headexec remove_disk osd.4
+        ~/actionutils.sh headexec remove_node node-wrk3
+
+        if ~/actionutils.sh headexec "microceph cluster maintenance enter node-wrk1"; then
+          echo "Unexpected to succeed entering maintenance mode with less than 4 nodes"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "It's expected to fail entering maintenance mode with less than 4 nodes"
+
+    - name: Test force enter and exit maintainenace mode without set noout and stop osd
+      run: ~/actionutils.sh test_maintenance_enter_and_exit_force node-wrk1
+
+    - name: Test force enter and exit maintainenace mode with set noout and stop osd
+      run: ~/actionutils.sh test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit_force node-wrk1
+
   loop-file-tests:
     name: Test with loopback file OSDs
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh b/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh
index 958e69f8..68c7d91d 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/actionutils.sh
@@ -751,6 +751,23 @@ function remove_node() {
     sudo microceph status
 }
 
+function remove_disk() {
+    local disk="${1?missing}"
+    sudo microceph disk remove $disk
+    for i in $(seq 1 8); do
+        if sudo microceph.ceph osd info $disk ; then
+            echo -n '.'
+            sleep 5
+        else
+            echo "$disk does not exist"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    sleep 1
+    sudo microceph.ceph -s
+    sudo microceph status
+}
+
 function test_migration() {
     local src="${1?missing}"
     local dst="${2?missing}"
@@ -862,6 +879,7 @@ function test_dry_run_maintenance_enter() {
     set -xe
 
     # Debug
+    nodeexec $node "microceph status"
     nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Count expected steps when --set-noout=false --stop-osds=false
@@ -893,6 +911,7 @@ function test_dry_run_maintenance_exit() {
     set -xe
 
     # Debug
+    nodeexec $node "microceph status"
     nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Count expected steps
@@ -901,13 +920,14 @@ function test_dry_run_maintenance_exit() {
 }
 
 # Test `microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=false --stop-osds=false` and then `microceph cluster maintenance exit`.
-# Usage: test_maintenance_enter <node name>
+# Usage: test_maintenance_enter_and_exit <node name>
 function test_maintenance_enter_and_exit() {
     local node="${1?missing}"
 
     set -xe
 
     # Debug
+    nodeexec $node "microceph status"
     nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Enter idempotently
@@ -935,6 +955,7 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit() {
     set -xe
 
     # Debug
+    nodeexec $node "microceph status"
     nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
 
     # Enter idempotently
@@ -954,6 +975,62 @@ function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit() {
     done
 }
 
+# Test `microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=false --stop-osds=false --force` and then `microceph cluster maintenance exit` succeeds.
+# Usage: test_maintenance_enter_and_exit_force <node name>
+function test_maintenance_enter_and_exit_force() {
+    local node="${1?missing}"
+
+    set -xe
+
+    # Debug
+    nodeexec $node "microceph status"
+    nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
+
+    # Enter idempotently
+    for i in $(seq 1 3); do
+        echo "Enter counts: $i"
+        nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=false --stop-osds=false --force $node"
+        [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
+        nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is still active and enabled
+    done
+
+    # Exit idempotently
+    for i in $(seq 1 3); do
+        echo "Exit counts: $i"
+        nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance exit $node"
+        [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
+        nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is active and enabled
+    done
+}
+
+# Test `microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=true --stop-osds=true --force` and then `microceph cluster maintenance exit` succeeds.
+# Usage: test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit <node name>
+function test_maintenance_enter_set_noout_stop_osds_and_exit_force() {
+    local node="${1?missing}"
+
+    set -xe
+
+    # Debug
+    nodeexec $node "microceph status"
+    nodeexec $node "microceph.ceph -s"
+
+    # Enter idempotently
+    for i in $(seq 1 3); do
+        echo "Enter counts: $i"
+        nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance enter --set-noout=true --stop-osds=true --force $node"
+        nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set  # assert noout is set
+        [ ! $(nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd) ]  # assert osd service is not active and not enabled
+    done
+
+    # Exit idempotently
+    for i in $(seq 1 3); do
+        echo "Exit counts: $i"
+        nodeexec $node "microceph cluster maintenance exit $node"
+        [ ! $(nodeexec $node is_osd_noout_set) ]  # assert noout is unset
+        nodeexec $node check_snap_service_active_enabled osd  # assert osd service is active and enabled
+    done
+}
+
 run="${1}"
 shift