diff --git a/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate.go b/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate.go
index 060f83805..53bdcfead 100644
--- a/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate.go
+++ b/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate.go
@@ -21,6 +21,69 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+type UserElevator interface {
+	GetUserIDByName(username string) (int64, error)
+	GetUserIDFromUser() int64
+	ConfirmElevation() (bool, error)
+	ElevateUser(userID int64) error
+}
+
+type DefaultUserElevator struct{}
+
+func (d *DefaultUserElevator) GetUserIDByName(username string) (int64, error) {
+	return api.GetUsersIdByName(username)
+}
+
+func (d *DefaultUserElevator) GetUserIDFromUser() int64 {
+	return prompt.GetUserIdFromUser()
+}
+
+func (d *DefaultUserElevator) ConfirmElevation() (bool, error) {
+	return views.ConfirmElevation()
+}
+
+func (d *DefaultUserElevator) ElevateUser(userID int64) error {
+	return api.ElevateUser(userID)
+}
+
+func ElevateUser(args []string, userElevator UserElevator) {
+	var err error
+	var userID int64
+
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		userID, err = userElevator.GetUserIDByName(args[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to get user id for '%s': %v", args[0], err)
+			return
+		}
+		if userID == 0 {
+			log.Errorf("User with name '%s' not found", args[0])
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		userID = userElevator.GetUserIDFromUser()
+	}
+
+	confirm, err := userElevator.ConfirmElevation()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to confirm elevation: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if !confirm {
+		log.Error("User did not confirm elevation. Aborting command.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = userElevator.ElevateUser(userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if isUnauthorizedError(err) {
+			log.Error("Permission denied: Admin privileges are required to execute this command.")
+		} else {
+			log.Errorf("failed to elevate user: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func ElevateUserCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "elevate",
@@ -28,39 +91,8 @@ func ElevateUserCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Long:  "elevate user to admin role",
 		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			var err error
-			var userId int64
-			if len(args) > 0 {
-				userId, err = api.GetUsersIdByName(args[0])
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Errorf("failed to get user id for '%s': %v", args[0], err)
-					return
-				}
-				if userId == 0 {
-					log.Errorf("User with name '%s' not found", args[0])
-					return
-				}
-			} else {
-				userId = prompt.GetUserIdFromUser()
-			}
-			confirm, err := views.ConfirmElevation()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("failed to confirm elevation: %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-			if !confirm {
-				log.Error("User did not confirm elevation. Aborting command.")
-				return
-			}
-
-			err = api.ElevateUser(userId)
-			if err != nil {
-				if isUnauthorizedError(err) {
-					log.Error("Permission denied: Admin privileges are required to execute this command.")
-				} else {
-					log.Errorf("failed to elevate user: %v", err)
-				}
-			}
+			d := &DefaultUserElevator{}
+			ElevateUser(args, d)
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate_test.go b/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2eaf52571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/harbor/root/user/elevate_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+// Copyright Project Harbor Authors
+//
+// 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 user
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type MockUserElevator struct {
+	id                  map[string]int64
+	admins              map[int64]bool
+	userCnt             int
+	expectAuthError     bool
+	confirmElevation    bool
+	confirmElevationErr error
+}
+
+func (m *MockUserElevator) GetUserIDByName(username string) (int64, error) {
+	if v, ok := m.id[username]; ok {
+		return v, nil
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("username %s not found", username)
+}
+
+func (m *MockUserElevator) GetUserIDFromUser() int64 {
+	return 999
+}
+
+func (m *MockUserElevator) ConfirmElevation() (bool, error) {
+	return m.confirmElevation, m.confirmElevationErr
+}
+
+func (m *MockUserElevator) ElevateUser(userID int64) error {
+	if m.expectAuthError {
+		return fmt.Errorf("403")
+	}
+	if _, ok := m.admins[userID]; !ok {
+		m.admins[userID] = true
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("user %d is already an admin", userID)
+}
+
+func initMockUserElevator(userCnt int, expectAuthError bool, confirmElevation bool, confirmElevationErr error) *MockUserElevator {
+	m := &MockUserElevator{
+		userCnt:             userCnt,
+		expectAuthError:     expectAuthError,
+		confirmElevation:    confirmElevation,
+		confirmElevationErr: confirmElevationErr,
+		id:                  make(map[string]int64),
+		admins:              make(map[int64]bool),
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < userCnt; i++ {
+		m.id[fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i+1)] = int64(i + 1)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestElevateUser(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		setup           func() *MockUserElevator
+		args            []string
+		expectedAdminID []int64
+		expectedErr     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "successfully elevate user by username",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				return initMockUserElevator(5, false, true, nil)
+			},
+			args:            []string{"test1"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{1},
+			expectedErr:     "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "elevate user via interactive prompt",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				m := initMockUserElevator(5, false, true, nil)
+				m.id["promptuser"] = 999
+				return m
+			},
+			args:            []string{},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{999},
+			expectedErr:     "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user not found logs error",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				return initMockUserElevator(5, false, true, nil)
+			},
+			args:            []string{"nonexistent"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{},
+			expectedErr:     "failed to get user id",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user id is zero logs not found",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				m := initMockUserElevator(5, false, true, nil)
+				m.id["ghost"] = 0
+				return m
+			},
+			args:            []string{"ghost"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{},
+			expectedErr:     "not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "permission denied error",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				return initMockUserElevator(5, true, true, nil)
+			},
+			args:            []string{"test1"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{},
+			expectedErr:     "Permission denied",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "user declines elevation confirmation",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				return initMockUserElevator(5, false, false, nil)
+			},
+			args:            []string{"test1"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{},
+			expectedErr:     "User did not confirm elevation",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "confirmation prompt returns error",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				return initMockUserElevator(5, false, false, fmt.Errorf("terminal error"))
+			},
+			args:            []string{"test1"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{},
+			expectedErr:     "failed to confirm elevation",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "elevate user that is already admin",
+			setup: func() *MockUserElevator {
+				m := initMockUserElevator(5, false, true, nil)
+				m.admins[1] = true
+				return m
+			},
+			args:            []string{"test1"},
+			expectedAdminID: []int64{1},
+			expectedErr:     "already an admin",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			originalLogOutput := log.StandardLogger().Out
+			log.SetOutput(&buf)
+			defer log.SetOutput(originalLogOutput)
+
+			m := tt.setup()
+			ElevateUser(tt.args, m)
+
+			logs := buf.String()
+
+			if tt.expectedErr != "" {
+				assert.Contains(t, logs, tt.expectedErr, "Expected error logs to contain %s but got %s", tt.expectedErr, logs)
+			} else {
+				assert.Empty(t, logs, "Expected no error logs but got: %s", logs)
+			}
+
+			for _, id := range tt.expectedAdminID {
+				isAdmin, exists := m.admins[id]
+				assert.True(t, exists && isAdmin, "User with ID %d should be an admin", id)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestElevateUserCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := ElevateUserCmd()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "elevate", cmd.Use)
+	assert.Equal(t, "elevate user", cmd.Short)
+	assert.Equal(t, "elevate user to admin role", cmd.Long)
+	assert.NotNil(t, cmd.Args, "Args validator should be set")
+}