diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/location/DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTaskTest.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/location/DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTaskTest.kt
index fe96fdd902..c435e60db3 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/location/DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTaskTest.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/session/room/location/DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTaskTest.kt
@@ -16,9 +16,68 @@
 
 package org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.location
 
+import io.mockk.unmockkAll
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.amshove.kluent.shouldBeEqualTo
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.EventType
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.events.model.toContent
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.message.MessageBeaconInfoContent
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.state.SendStateTask
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.test.fakes.FakeClock
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.test.fakes.FakeSendStateTask
+
 private const val A_USER_ID = "user-id"
+private const val A_ROOM_ID = "room-id"
+private const val AN_EVENT_ID = "event-id"
+private const val A_TIMEOUT = 15_000L
+private const val AN_EPOCH = 1655210176L
 
-class DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTaskTest {
+@ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+internal class DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTaskTest {
 
-    private val fakeClock = FakeClock
+    private val fakeClock = FakeClock()
+    private val fakeSendStateTask = FakeSendStateTask()
+
+    private val defaultStartLiveLocationShareTask = DefaultStartLiveLocationShareTask(
+            userId = A_USER_ID,
+            clock = fakeClock,
+            sendStateTask = fakeSendStateTask
+    )
+
+    @After
+    fun tearDown() {
+        unmockkAll()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `given parameters when calling the task then it is correctly executed`() = runTest {
+        val params = StartLiveLocationShareTask.Params(
+                roomId = A_ROOM_ID,
+                timeoutMillis = A_TIMEOUT
+        )
+        fakeClock.givenEpoch(AN_EPOCH)
+        fakeSendStateTask.givenExecuteRetryReturns(AN_EVENT_ID)
+
+        val result = defaultStartLiveLocationShareTask.execute(params)
+
+        result shouldBeEqualTo AN_EVENT_ID
+        val expectedBeaconContent = MessageBeaconInfoContent(
+                timeout = params.timeoutMillis,
+                isLive = true,
+                unstableTimestampMillis = AN_EPOCH
+        ).toContent()
+        val expectedParams = SendStateTask.Params(
+                roomId = params.roomId,
+                stateKey = A_USER_ID,
+                eventType = EventType.STATE_ROOM_BEACON_INFO.first(),
+                body = expectedBeaconContent
+        )
+        fakeSendStateTask.verifyExecuteRetry(
+                params = expectedParams,
+                remainingRetry = 3
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/test/fakes/FakeSendStateTask.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/test/fakes/FakeSendStateTask.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0999ba619b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/test/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/test/fakes/FakeSendStateTask.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.matrix.android.sdk.test.fakes
+
+import io.mockk.coEvery
+import io.mockk.coVerify
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.session.room.state.SendStateTask
+
+internal class FakeSendStateTask : SendStateTask by mockk() {
+
+    fun givenExecuteRetryReturns(eventId: String) {
+        coEvery { executeRetry(any(), any()) } returns eventId
+    }
+
+    fun verifyExecuteRetry(params: SendStateTask.Params, remainingRetry: Int) {
+        coVerify { executeRetry(params, remainingRetry) }
+    }
+}