diff --git a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/.nocover b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/.nocover
deleted file mode 100644
index 46911e9377b..00000000000
--- a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/.nocover
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-FIXME
-
diff --git a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/config.go b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/config.go
index 69f339926ec..ff97439a682 100644
--- a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/config.go
+++ b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 package jaegerstorage
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+
 	memoryCfg "github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pkg/memory/config"
 )
 
@@ -19,3 +22,12 @@ type MemoryStorage struct {
 	Name string `mapstructure:"name"`
 	memoryCfg.Configuration
 }
+
+func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
+	emptyCfg := createDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(*cfg, *emptyCfg) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: no storage type present in config", ID)
+	} else {
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/extension_test.go b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/extension_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6a52ec1e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerstorage/extension_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 The Jaeger Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package jaegerstorage
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension"
+	noopmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric/noop"
+	nooptrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	memoryCfg "github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pkg/memory/config"
+	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/pkg/metrics"
+	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/storage"
+	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/storage/dependencystore"
+	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/storage/spanstore"
+)
+
+const memstoreName = "memstore"
+
+type storageHost struct {
+	t                *testing.T
+	storageExtension component.Component
+}
+
+func (host storageHost) GetExtensions() map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	return map[component.ID]component.Component{
+		ID: host.storageExtension,
+	}
+}
+
+func (host storageHost) ReportFatalError(err error) {
+	host.t.Fatal(err)
+}
+
+func (storageHost) GetFactory(_ component.Kind, _ component.Type) component.Factory {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (storageHost) GetExporters() map[component.DataType]map[component.ID]component.Component {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type errorFactory struct {
+	closeErr error
+}
+
+func (e errorFactory) Initialize(metricsFactory metrics.Factory, logger *zap.Logger) error {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e errorFactory) CreateSpanReader() (spanstore.Reader, error) {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e errorFactory) CreateSpanWriter() (spanstore.Writer, error) {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e errorFactory) CreateDependencyReader() (dependencystore.Reader, error) {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e errorFactory) Close() error {
+	return e.closeErr
+}
+
+func TestStorageExtensionConfigError(t *testing.T) {
+	config := createDefaultConfig().(*Config)
+	err := config.Validate()
+	require.EqualError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("%s: no storage type present in config", ID))
+}
+
+func TestStorageExtensionStartTwiceError(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	storageExtension := makeStorageExtension(t, memstoreName)
+
+	host := componenttest.NewNopHost()
+	err := storageExtension.Start(ctx, host)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("duplicate memory storage name %s", memstoreName))
+}
+
+func TestStorageFactoryBadHostError(t *testing.T) {
+	makeStorageExtension(t, memstoreName)
+
+	host := componenttest.NewNopHost()
+	_, err := GetStorageFactory(memstoreName, host)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("cannot find extension '%s' (make sure it's defined earlier in the config)", ID))
+}
+
+func TestStorageFactoryBadNameError(t *testing.T) {
+	storageExtension := makeStorageExtension(t, memstoreName)
+
+	host := storageHost{t: t, storageExtension: storageExtension}
+	const badMemstoreName = "test"
+
+	_, err := GetStorageFactory(badMemstoreName, host)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("cannot find storage '%s' declared with '%s' extension", badMemstoreName, ID))
+}
+
+func TestStorageFactoryBadShutdownError(t *testing.T) {
+	storageExtension := storageExt{
+		factories: make(map[string]storage.Factory),
+	}
+	badFactoryError := fmt.Errorf("error factory")
+	storageExtension.factories[memstoreName] = errorFactory{closeErr: badFactoryError}
+
+	err := storageExtension.Shutdown(context.Background())
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, badFactoryError)
+}
+
+func TestStorageExtension(t *testing.T) {
+	storageExtension := makeStorageExtension(t, memstoreName)
+
+	host := storageHost{t: t, storageExtension: storageExtension}
+
+	_, err := GetStorageFactory(memstoreName, host)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func makeStorageExtension(t *testing.T, memstoreName string) component.Component {
+	extensionFactory := NewFactory()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	telemetrySettings := component.TelemetrySettings{
+		Logger:         zap.L(),
+		TracerProvider: nooptrace.NewTracerProvider(),
+		MeterProvider:  noopmetric.NewMeterProvider(),
+	}
+	config := &Config{
+		Memory: map[string]memoryCfg.Configuration{
+			memstoreName: {MaxTraces: 10000},
+		},
+	}
+	err := config.Validate()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	storageExtension, err := extensionFactory.CreateExtension(ctx, extension.CreateSettings{
+		ID:                ID,
+		TelemetrySettings: telemetrySettings,
+		BuildInfo:         component.NewDefaultBuildInfo(),
+	}, config)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	host := componenttest.NewNopHost()
+	err = storageExtension.Start(ctx, host)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, storageExtension.Shutdown(ctx)) })
+
+	return storageExtension
+}