diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 0aa5071..04d654a 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ t/mock_stat.t
 t/new_dir_interface.t
 t/open-noclose.t
 t/open.t
+t/open_strict.t
 t/opendir.t
 t/path.t
 t/plugin-filetemp.t
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@ t/runtime-bareword-filehandles.t
 t/stat-x.t
 t/strict-rules.t
 t/strict-rules_file-temp-example.t
+t/strict-rules_scalar.t
 t/symlink.t
 t/sysopen.t
+t/sysopen_strict.t
 t/Test-MockFile_file.t
 t/touch.t
 t/unlink.t
diff --git a/lib/Test/MockFile.pm b/lib/Test/MockFile.pm
index 91a921d..3e8d92a 100644
--- a/lib/Test/MockFile.pm
+++ b/lib/Test/MockFile.pm
@@ -452,7 +452,11 @@ Apply a rule to one or more files.
 =cut
 
 sub add_strict_rule_for_command {
-    my ( $command_rule, $action ) = @_;
+    my ( $command_rule, $action, $extra ) = @_;
+
+    if ($extra) {
+        die q[Syntax not supported (extra arg) for 'add_strict_rule_for_command', please consider using 'add_strict_rule' instead.];
+    }
 
     return add_strict_rule( $command_rule, undef, $action );
 }
@@ -525,7 +529,7 @@ sub _strict_mode_violation {
     # we don't need to check if it's a violation since something else should
     # have opened it first. open and sysopen, though, require special care.
     #
-    if (UNIVERSAL::isa( $filename, 'GLOB' )) {
+    if ( UNIVERSAL::isa( $filename, 'GLOB' ) ) {
         return if $command ne 'open' && $command ne 'sysopen';
     }
 
diff --git a/t/strict-rules_scalar.t b/t/strict-rules_scalar.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db1db42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/strict-rules_scalar.t
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Test2::Bundle::Extended;
+use Test2::Tools::Explain;
+use Test2::Plugin::NoWarnings;
+
+use Test::MockFile qw< strict >;    # yeap it's strict
+
+ok( dies { -e "/no/mocked" }, q[-e "/no/mocked"] );
+ok( dies { -l "/no/mocked" }, q[-l "/no/mocked"] );
+
+note "add_strict_rule_for_command for stat / lstat";
+
+# incorrect
+ok( dies { Test::MockFile::add_strict_rule_for_command( [qw{ lstat stat }] => '/this/path', 1 ) }, "command not supported" );
+
+# correct
+Test::MockFile::add_strict_rule_for_command(
+    [qw{ lstat stat }] => sub {
+        my ($ctx) = @_;
+        return 1 if $ctx->{filename} eq '/this/path';
+        return;    # continue to the next rule
+    }
+);
+
+ok( dies { -e "/no/mocked" },      q[-e "/no/mocked"] );
+ok( dies { -l "/no/mocked" },      q[-l "/no/mocked"] );
+ok( lives { -l '/this/path' },     q[-l "/this/path" mocked] );
+ok( dies { -l "/another/mocked" }, q[-l "/another/mocked"] );
+
+Test::MockFile::add_strict_rule( [qw{ lstat stat }] => '/another/path', 1 );
+
+ok( dies { -e "/no/mocked" },     q[-e "/no/mocked"] );
+ok( dies { -l "/no/mocked" },     q[-l "/no/mocked"] );
+ok( lives { -l '/this/path' },    q[-l "/this/path" mocked] );
+ok( lives { -l '/another/path' }, q[-l "/another/path" mocked] );
+
+done_testing;