diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 4a9476cfd..f72c81df7 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- A couple of broken tests in DivConformingFESpacesTests.jl related to NormalSignMap facet cell owners default criterion. Since PR[#1292](https://github.com/gridap/Gridap.jl/pull/1292)
+
 ## [0.20.5] - 2026-04-28
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/test/FESpacesTests/DivConformingFESpacesTests.jl b/test/FESpacesTests/DivConformingFESpacesTests.jl
index 2d5c72e99..1500c9673 100644
--- a/test/FESpacesTests/DivConformingFESpacesTests.jl
+++ b/test/FESpacesTests/DivConformingFESpacesTests.jl
@@ -294,4 +294,41 @@ test_div_v_q_equiv(U,V,P,Q,Ω)
 
 end
 
+# This test checks that the facet owner cell criterion 
+# underlying the normal sign map is consistent no matter
+# how cells sharing a facet are listed in the model. 
+@testset "NormalSignMap" begin
+
+  # Create domain
+  domain = (0,1,0,1)
+  cells  = (2,1)
+  model  = CartesianDiscreteModel(domain,cells)
+  order  = 0
+  reffe = ReferenceFE(raviart_thomas,Float64,order)
+  V1 = TestFESpace(model,reffe)
+  uh1 = FEFunction(V1,ones(num_free_dofs(V1)))
+
+  topo = get_grid_topology(model)
+  facet_cells = get_faces(topo,1,2)
+  interior_facets = 0
+  for facet in 1:(length(facet_cells.ptrs)-1)
+    first_cell = facet_cells.ptrs[facet]
+    last_cell = facet_cells.ptrs[facet+1] - 1
+    if last_cell - first_cell + 1 == 2
+      facet_cells.data[first_cell], facet_cells.data[last_cell] =
+        facet_cells.data[last_cell], facet_cells.data[first_cell]
+      interior_facets += 1
+    end
+  end
+  @test interior_facets == 1
+  V2 = TestFESpace(model,reffe)
+  uh2 = FEFunction(V2,get_free_dof_values(uh1))
+
+  data_uh1 = get_data(uh1)
+  data_uh2 = get_data(uh2)
+
+  @test_broken evaluate(data_uh1[1],[Point(0.5,0.5)])[1] ≈ evaluate(data_uh2[1],[Point(0.5,0.5)])[1]
+  @test_broken evaluate(data_uh1[2],[Point(0.5,0.5)])[1] ≈ evaluate(data_uh2[2],[Point(0.5,0.5)])[1]
+end
+
 end # module