diff --git a/news/pytest-handle-warning.rst b/news/pytest-handle-warning.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81bf78bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/pytest-handle-warning.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* catch division by zero warning messages in tests
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/tests/test_transforms.py b/tests/test_transforms.py
index cf6a6ebb..188ff150 100644
--- a/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -117,19 +117,32 @@ def test_tth_to_q_bad(wavelength, tth, expected_error_type, expected_error_msg):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "q, expected_d",
+    "q, expected_d, warning_expected",
     [
-        # UC1: User specified empty q values
-        (np.array([]), np.array([])),
-        # UC2: User specified valid q values
+        # Test conversion of q to d with valid values
+        # Case 1: empty q values, expect empty d values
+        (np.array([]), np.array([]), False),
+        # Case 2:
+        # 1. valid q values, expect d values without warning
+        (
+            np.array([0.1, 1 * np.pi, 2 * np.pi, 3 * np.pi, 4 * np.pi, 5 * np.pi]),
+            np.array([62.83185307, 2, 1, 0.66667, 0.5, 0.4]),
+            False,
+        ),
+        # 2. valid q values containing 0, expect d values with divide by zero warning
         (
             np.array([0, 1 * np.pi, 2 * np.pi, 3 * np.pi, 4 * np.pi, 5 * np.pi]),
             np.array([np.inf, 2, 1, 0.66667, 0.5, 0.4]),
+            True,
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_q_to_d(q, expected_d):
-    actual_d = q_to_d(q)
+def test_q_to_d(q, expected_d, warning_expected):
+    if warning_expected:
+        with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning, match="divide by zero encountered in divide"):
+            actual_d = q_to_d(q)
+    else:
+        actual_d = q_to_d(q)
     assert np.allclose(actual_d, expected_d)