diff --git a/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.KnownFailures.cs b/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.KnownFailures.cs
index 13006379e30b..76f119f65078 100644
--- a/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.KnownFailures.cs
+++ b/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.KnownFailures.cs
@@ -80,5 +80,89 @@ public partial class ConstructorTest {
 			"UIKit.UIImageStatusDispatcher::.ctor(UIKit.UIImage/SaveStatus)",
 			"UIKit.UIVideoStatusDispatcher::.ctor(UIKit.UIVideo/SaveStatus)",
 		};
+
+		static HashSet<string> knownFailuresCtorsWithOutNSErrorParameter = new HashSet<string> {
+			"AppKit.NSDocument::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSUrl,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AppKit.NSDocument::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AppKit.NSDocument::.ctor(System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"ARKit.ARReferenceObject::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AudioUnit.AUAudioUnit::.ctor(AudioUnit.AudioComponentDescription,AudioUnit.AudioComponentInstantiationOptions,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AudioUnit.AUAudioUnit::.ctor(AudioUnit.AudioComponentDescription,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AudioUnit.AUAudioUnitBus::.ctor(AVFoundation.AVAudioFormat,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAssetReader::.ctor(AVFoundation.AVAsset,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAssetWriter::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioFile::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,AVFoundation.AudioSettings,AVFoundation.AVAudioCommonFormat,System.Boolean,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioFile::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,AVFoundation.AudioSettings,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioFile::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,AVFoundation.AVAudioCommonFormat,System.Boolean,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioFile::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSDictionary,AVFoundation.AVAudioCommonFormat,System.Boolean,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioFile::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSDictionary,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioFile::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioPlayer::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioPlayer::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioRecorder::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,AVFoundation.AudioSettings,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVAudioRecorder::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,AVFoundation.AVAudioFormat,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVCaptureDeviceInput::.ctor(AVFoundation.AVCaptureDevice,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVMidiPlayer::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVMidiPlayer::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVMutableMovie::.ctor(AVFoundation.AVMovie,Foundation.NSDictionary`2<Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSObject>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVMutableMovie::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSDictionary`2<Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSObject>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"AVFoundation.AVMutableMovie::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSDictionary`2<Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSObject>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"BrowserEngineKit.BEMediaEnvironment::.ctor(Foundation.NSObject,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticEngine::.ctor(AVFoundation.AVAudioSession,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticEngine::.ctor(Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticPattern::.ctor(CoreHaptics.CHHapticEvent[],CoreHaptics.CHHapticDynamicParameter[],Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticPattern::.ctor(CoreHaptics.CHHapticEvent[],CoreHaptics.CHHapticParameterCurve[],Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticPattern::.ctor(CoreHaptics.CHHapticPatternDefinition,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticPattern::.ctor(Foundation.NSDictionary,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreHaptics.CHHapticPattern::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLArrayBatchProvider::.ctor(Foundation.NSDictionary`2<Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSArray>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLCustomModel::.ctor(CoreML.MLModelDescription,Foundation.NSDictionary`2<Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSObject>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLDictionaryFeatureProvider::.ctor(Foundation.NSDictionary`2<Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSObject>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLMultiArray::.ctor(Foundation.NSNumber[],CoreML.MLMultiArrayDataType,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLMultiArray::.ctor(System.IntPtr,Foundation.NSNumber[],CoreML.MLMultiArrayDataType,Foundation.NSNumber[],System.Action`1<System.IntPtr>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLMultiArray::.ctor(System.IntPtr,System.IntPtr[],CoreML.MLMultiArrayDataType,System.IntPtr[],System.Action`1<System.IntPtr>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"CoreML.MLMultiArray::.ctor(System.IntPtr[],CoreML.MLMultiArrayDataType,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSAttributedStringDocumentAttributes,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSAttributedStringMarkdownParsingOptions,Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSAttributedStringDocumentAttributes,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSAttributedStringMarkdownParsingOptions,Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSAttributedString::.ctor(System.String,Foundation.NSAttributedStringMarkdownParsingOptions,Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSDataDetector::.ctor(Foundation.NSTextCheckingType,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSDataDetector::.ctor(Foundation.NSTextCheckingTypes,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSDictionary::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSFileWrapper::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSFileWrapperReadingOptions,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSKeyedUnarchiver::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSRegularExpression::.ctor(Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSRegularExpressionOptions,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Foundation.NSUrl::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSUrlBookmarkResolutionOptions,Foundation.NSUrl,System.Boolean&,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"GLKit.GLKMesh::.ctor(ModelIO.MDLMesh,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"HealthKit.HKAudiogramSensitivityTest::.ctor(HealthKit.HKQuantity,HealthKit.HKAudiogramConductionType,System.Boolean,HealthKit.HKAudiogramSensitivityTestSide,HealthKit.HKAudiogramSensitivityPointClampingRange,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"HealthKit.HKWorkoutSession::.ctor(HealthKit.HKHealthStore,HealthKit.HKWorkoutConfiguration,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"HealthKit.HKWorkoutSession::.ctor(HealthKit.HKWorkoutConfiguration,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"iTunesLibrary.ITLibrary::.ctor(System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"iTunesLibrary.ITLibrary::.ctor(System.String,iTunesLibrary.ITLibInitOptions,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Messages.MSSticker::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"MetalKit.MTKMesh::.ctor(ModelIO.MDLMesh,Metal.IMTLDevice,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"MetalPerformanceShaders.MPSKeyedUnarchiver::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Metal.IMTLDevice,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"ModelIO.MDLAsset::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,ModelIO.MDLVertexDescriptor,ModelIO.IMDLMeshBufferAllocator,System.Boolean,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"NaturalLanguage.NLGazetteer::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"NaturalLanguage.NLGazetteer::.ctor(Foundation.NSDictionary,Foundation.NSString,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"NaturalLanguage.NLGazetteer::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"NaturalLanguage.NLGazetteer::.ctor(NaturalLanguage.NLStrongDictionary,System.Nullable`1<NaturalLanguage.NLLanguage>,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"NearbyInteraction.NINearbyAccessoryConfiguration::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"NearbyInteraction.NINearbyAccessoryConfiguration::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSUuid,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"PassKit.PKAddPassesViewController::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"PassKit.PKPass::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"PencilKit.PKDrawing::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Phase.PhaseSoundEvent::.ctor(Phase.PhaseEngine,System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"Phase.PhaseSoundEvent::.ctor(Phase.PhaseEngine,System.String,Phase.PhaseMixerParameters,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"ScreenTime.STWebHistory::.ctor(System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"ShazamKit.SHCustomCatalog::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"ShazamKit.SHSignature::.ctor(Foundation.NSData,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"SoundAnalysis.SNAudioFileAnalyzer::.ctor(Foundation.NSUrl,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"SoundAnalysis.SNClassifySoundRequest::.ctor(CoreML.MLModel,Foundation.NSError&)",
+			"SoundAnalysis.SNClassifySoundRequest::.ctor(System.String,Foundation.NSError&)",
+		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.cs b/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.cs
index df2f143cf2a2..6dba05a3b517 100644
--- a/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.cs
+++ b/tests/cecil-tests/ConstructorTest.cs
@@ -518,5 +518,42 @@ public void NonDefaultCtorDoesNotCallBaseDefaultCtor ()
 				nameof (knownFailuresNonDefaultCtorDoesNotCallBaseDefaultCtor),
 				"Non-default ctors that call the base class' default ctor.", (v) => $"{v.Location}: {v.Message}");
 		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void NoConstructorsWithOutErrorArguments ()
+		{
+			Configuration.IgnoreIfAnyIgnoredPlatforms ();
+
+			var failures = new Dictionary<string, FailureWithMessageAndLocation> ();
+			foreach (var info in Helper.NetPlatformImplementationAssemblyDefinitions) {
+				foreach (var type in info.Assembly.MainModule.Types) {
+					if (!type.IsClass || !type.HasMethods)
+						continue;
+
+					if (!SubclassesNSObject (type))
+						continue;
+
+					foreach (var ctor in type.Methods.Where (v => !v.IsStatic && v.IsConstructor && v.HasParameters && v.Parameters.Count > 0)) {
+						// Presumably obsolete members have been obsoleted for a reason, so assume there's a correctly bound version.
+						if (ctor.IsObsolete ())
+							continue;
+
+						foreach (var param in ctor.Parameters) {
+							if (param.ParameterType is not ByReferenceType)
+								continue;
+							if (!param.ParameterType.GetElementType ().Is ("Foundation", "NSError"))
+								continue;
+							var msg = $"{ctor.RenderMethod ()}: This constructor has an 'out NSError' parameter. Such constructors should be bound as factory methods instead.";
+							failures [ctor.RenderMethod ()] = new FailureWithMessageAndLocation (msg, GetLocation (ctor));
+							continue;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			Helper.AssertFailures (failures,
+				knownFailuresCtorsWithOutNSErrorParameter,
+				nameof (knownFailuresCtorsWithOutNSErrorParameter),
+				"Constructors with 'out NSError' parameters", (v) => $"{v.Location}: {v.Message}");
+		}
 	}
 }