diff --git a/source/val/validate_cfg.cpp b/source/val/validate_cfg.cpp
index 24d24169..9ba66f42 100644
--- a/source/val/validate_cfg.cpp
+++ b/source/val/validate_cfg.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ spv_result_t StructuredSwitchChecks(ValidationState_t& _, Function* function,
           target_block->structurally_reachable() &&
           !header->structurally_dominates(*target_block)) {
         return _.diag(SPV_ERROR_INVALID_CFG, header->label())
-               << "Selection header " << _.getIdName(header->id())
+               << "Switch header " << _.getIdName(header->id())
                << " does not structurally dominate its case construct "
                << _.getIdName(target);
       }
diff --git a/test/val/val_cfg_test.cpp b/test/val/val_cfg_test.cpp
index 561e817e..d876c488 100644
--- a/test/val/val_cfg_test.cpp
+++ b/test/val/val_cfg_test.cpp
@@ -2064,6 +2064,106 @@ OpFunctionEnd
   ASSERT_EQ(SPV_SUCCESS, ValidateInstructions());
 }
 
+TEST_F(ValidateCFG, OpSwitchTargetCannotBeOuterLoopMergeBlock) {
+  std::string text = R"(
+OpCapability Shader
+OpCapability Linkage
+OpMemoryModel Logical GLSL450
+
+%1 = OpTypeVoid
+%2 = OpTypeFunction %1
+%3 = OpTypeBool
+%4 = OpUndef %3
+%5 = OpTypeInt 32 0
+%6 = OpConstant %5 0
+
+%7 = OpFunction %1 None %2
+
+%8 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %9
+
+%9 = OpLabel
+OpLoopMerge %10 %11 None
+OpBranch %12
+
+%12 = OpLabel
+OpSelectionMerge %13 None
+OpSwitch %6 %13 0 %10 1 %14
+
+%14 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %13
+
+%13 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %11
+
+%11 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %9
+
+%10 = OpLabel
+OpReturn
+
+OpFunctionEnd
+)";
+
+  CompileSuccessfully(text);
+  ASSERT_EQ(SPV_ERROR_INVALID_CFG, ValidateInstructions());
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      getDiagnosticString(),
+      HasSubstr(
+          "Switch header '12[%12]' does not structurally dominate its case construct '10[%10]'\n"
+          "  %12 = OpLabel"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(ValidateCFG, OpSwitchTargetCannotBeOuterLoopContinueBlock) {
+  std::string text = R"(
+OpCapability Shader
+OpCapability Linkage
+OpMemoryModel Logical GLSL450
+
+%1 = OpTypeVoid
+%2 = OpTypeFunction %1
+%3 = OpTypeBool
+%4 = OpUndef %3
+%5 = OpTypeInt 32 0
+%6 = OpConstant %5 0
+
+%7 = OpFunction %1 None %2
+
+%8 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %9
+
+%9 = OpLabel
+OpLoopMerge %10 %11 None
+OpBranch %12
+
+%12 = OpLabel
+OpSelectionMerge %13 None
+OpSwitch %6 %13 0 %11 1 %14
+
+%14 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %13
+
+%13 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %11
+
+%11 = OpLabel
+OpBranch %9
+
+%10 = OpLabel
+OpReturn
+
+OpFunctionEnd
+)";
+
+  CompileSuccessfully(text);
+  ASSERT_EQ(SPV_ERROR_INVALID_CFG, ValidateInstructions());
+  EXPECT_THAT(
+      getDiagnosticString(),
+      HasSubstr(
+          "Switch header '12[%12]' does not structurally dominate its case construct '11[%11]'\n"
+          "  %12 = OpLabel"));
+}
+
 TEST_F(ValidateCFG, WrongOperandList) {
   std::string text = R"(
 OpCapability Shader