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+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const http = require('http');
+
+const baseOptions = {
+  method: 'GET',
+  port: undefined,
+  host: common.localhostIPv4,
+};
+
+const failingAgentOptions = [
+  true,
+  'agent',
+  {},
+  1,
+  () => null,
+  Symbol(),
+];
+
+const acceptableAgentOptions = [
+  false,
+  undefined,
+  null,
+  new http.Agent(),
+];
+
+const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {
+  res.end('hello');
+});
+
+let numberOfResponses = 0;
+
+function createRequest(agent) {
+  const options = Object.assign(baseOptions, { agent });
+  const request = http.request(options);
+  request.end();
+  request.on('response', common.mustCall(() => {
+    numberOfResponses++;
+    if (numberOfResponses === acceptableAgentOptions.length) {
+      server.close();
+    }
+  }));
+}
+
+server.listen(0, baseOptions.host, common.mustCall(function() {
+  baseOptions.port = this.address().port;
+
+  failingAgentOptions.forEach((agent) => {
+    assert.throws(
+      () => createRequest(agent),
+      {
+        code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
+        name: 'TypeError',
+        message: 'The "options.agent" property must be of type Agent-like Object, undefined, or false.' +
+                 common.invalidArgTypeHelper(agent)
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+  acceptableAgentOptions.forEach((agent) => {
+    createRequest(agent);
+  });
+}));
+
+process.on('exit', () => {
+  assert.strictEqual(numberOfResponses, acceptableAgentOptions.length);
+});