diff --git a/layers/core_validation.cpp b/layers/core_validation.cpp
index 0616504..9592df7 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation.cpp
+++ b/layers/core_validation.cpp
@@ -3096,12 +3096,19 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+static char const * GetCauseStr(VK_OBJECT obj) {
+    if (obj.type == kVulkanObjectTypeDescriptorSet)
+        return "destroyed or updated";
+    if (obj.type == kVulkanObjectTypeCommandBuffer)
+        return "destroyed or rerecorded";
+    return "destroyed";
+}
+
 static bool ReportInvalidCommandBuffer(layer_data *dev_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_state, const char *call_source) {
     bool skip = false;
     for (auto obj : cb_state->broken_bindings) {
         const char *type_str = object_string[obj.type];
-        // Descriptor sets are a special case that can be either destroyed or updated to invalidate a CB
-        const char *cause_str = (obj.type == kVulkanObjectTypeDescriptorSet) ? "destroyed or updated" : "destroyed";
+        const char *cause_str = GetCauseStr(obj);
         skip |= log_msg(dev_data->report_data, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_OBJECT_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_EXT,
                         HandleToUint64(cb_state->commandBuffer), __LINE__, DRAWSTATE_INVALID_COMMAND_BUFFER, "DS",
                         "You are adding %s to command buffer 0x%p that is invalid because bound %s 0x%" PRIxLEAST64 " was %s.",
diff --git a/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp b/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
index 054ffe4..1d7a7f8 100644
--- a/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
@@ -7543,10 +7543,10 @@
     vkFreeCommandBuffers(m_device->device(), m_commandPool->handle(), 1, &draw_cmd);
 }
 
-TEST_F(VkLayerTest, SecondaryCommandBufferRerecorded) {
+TEST_F(VkLayerTest, SecondaryCommandBufferRerecordedExplicitReset) {
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(Init());
 
-    m_errorMonitor->SetDesiredFailureMsg(VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT, "Dummy");
+    m_errorMonitor->SetDesiredFailureMsg(VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT, "was destroyed or rerecorded");
 
     // A pool we can reset in.
     VkCommandPoolObj pool(m_device, m_device->graphics_queue_node_index_,
@@ -7561,15 +7561,36 @@
     vkCmdExecuteCommands(m_commandBuffer->handle(), 1, &secondary.handle());
 
     // rerecording of secondary
-    secondary.reset();      // masks our ability to catch this!
+    secondary.reset();      // explicit reset here.
     secondary.begin();
     secondary.end();
 
     vkCmdExecuteCommands(m_commandBuffer->handle(), 1, &secondary.handle());
-    m_commandBuffer->end();
+    m_errorMonitor->VerifyFound();
+}
 
-    // submit
-    m_commandBuffer->QueueCommandBuffer(false);
+TEST_F(VkLayerTest, SecondaryCommandBufferRerecordedNoReset) {
+    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(Init());
+
+    m_errorMonitor->SetDesiredFailureMsg(VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT, "was destroyed or rerecorded");
+
+    // A pool we can reset in.
+    VkCommandPoolObj pool(m_device, m_device->graphics_queue_node_index_,
+                          VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT);
+    VkCommandBufferObj secondary(m_device, &pool,
+                                 VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_SECONDARY);
+
+    secondary.begin();
+    secondary.end();
+
+    m_commandBuffer->begin();
+    vkCmdExecuteCommands(m_commandBuffer->handle(), 1, &secondary.handle());
+
+    // rerecording of secondary
+    secondary.begin();  // implicit reset in begin
+    secondary.end();
+
+    vkCmdExecuteCommands(m_commandBuffer->handle(), 1, &secondary.handle());
     m_errorMonitor->VerifyFound();
 }