diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/efi_capsule.py b/tools/binman/etype/efi_capsule.py
index 768e006..9f06cc8 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/efi_capsule.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/efi_capsule.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
             return tools.read_file(capsule_fname)
         else:
             # Bintool is missing; just use the input data as the output
+            if not self.GetAllowMissing():
+                self.Raise("Missing tool: 'mkeficapsule'")
             self.record_missing_bintool(self.mkeficapsule)
             return data
 
diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index 2577c00..6f51596 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -403,8 +403,10 @@
             test_section_timeout: True to force the first time to timeout, as
                 used in testThreadTimeout()
             update_fdt_in_elf: Value to pass with --update-fdt-in-elf=xxx
-            force_missing_tools (str): comma-separated list of bintools to
+            force_missing_bintools (str): comma-separated list of bintools to
                 regard as missing
+            ignore_missing (bool): True to return success even if there are
+                missing blobs or bintools
             output_dir: Specific output directory to use for image using -O
 
         Returns:
@@ -7690,6 +7692,24 @@
             # Make sure the other node is gone
             self.assertIsNone(dtb.GetNode('/node/other-node'))
 
+    def testMkeficapsuleMissing(self):
+        """Test that binman complains if mkeficapsule is missing"""
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError) as e:
+            self._DoTestFile('311_capsule.dts',
+                             force_missing_bintools='mkeficapsule')
+        self.assertIn("Node '/binman/efi-capsule': Missing tool: 'mkeficapsule'",
+                      str(e.exception))
+
+    def testMkeficapsuleMissingOk(self):
+        """Test that binman deals with mkeficapsule being missing"""
+        with test_util.capture_sys_output() as (stdout, stderr):
+            ret = self._DoTestFile('311_capsule.dts',
+                                   force_missing_bintools='mkeficapsule',
+                                   allow_missing=True)
+        self.assertEqual(103, ret)
+        err = stderr.getvalue()
+        self.assertRegex(err, "Image 'image'.*missing bintools.*: mkeficapsule")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()