diff --git a/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index a49c0462ee..88cc1f296d 100644
--- a/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/application/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ f3d_test(NAME TestVTS DATA bluntfin.vts)
 f3d_test(NAME TestVTM DATA mb.vtm)
 f3d_test(NAME TestVTK DATA cow.vtk)
 f3d_test(NAME TestNRRD DATA beach.nrrd ARGS -s)
+f3d_test(NAME TestSPLAT DATA small.splat ARGS -osy --up=-Y --point-size=1)
 f3d_test(NAME TestGridX DATA suzanne.ply ARGS -g --up=+X)
 f3d_test(NAME TestGridY DATA suzanne.ply ARGS -g --up=+Y)
 f3d_test(NAME TestGridZ DATA suzanne.ply ARGS -g --up=+Z)
@@ -287,6 +288,8 @@ endif()
 if(VTK_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 9.3.20240203)
   if(NOT APPLE) # MacOS does not support compute shaders
     f3d_test(NAME Test3DGaussiansSplatting DATA small.splat ARGS -osy --up=-Y --point-size=1 --point-type=gaussian --camera-position=-3.6,0.5,-4.2)
+    f3d_test(NAME TestDefaultConfigFileSPLAT DATA small.splat CONFIG config_build LONG_TIMEOUT)
+    f3d_test(NAME TestThumbnailConfigFileSPLAT DATA small.splat CONFIG thumbnail_build LONG_TIMEOUT)
   endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/plugins/native/configs/config.d/10_native.json b/plugins/native/configs/config.d/10_native.json
index add5b8f60b..9c9b55e856 100644
--- a/plugins/native/configs/config.d/10_native.json
+++ b/plugins/native/configs/config.d/10_native.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "point-sprites": true,
     "point-size": 1,
     "point-type": "gaussian",
-    "scalars": "color",
+    "scalar-coloring": true,
+    "coloring-array": "color",
     "comp": "-2",
     "bg-color": "0, 0, 0",
     "up": "-Y",
diff --git a/plugins/native/configs/thumbnail.d/10_native.json b/plugins/native/configs/thumbnail.d/10_native.json
index f876443978..3f7eff8d60 100644
--- a/plugins/native/configs/thumbnail.d/10_native.json
+++ b/plugins/native/configs/thumbnail.d/10_native.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "point-sprites": true,
     "point-size": 1,
     "point-type": "gaussian",
-    "scalars": "color",
+    "scalar-coloring": true,
+    "coloring-array": "color",
     "comp": "-2",
     "up": "-Y",
     "camera-position": "0,1,-5.2",
diff --git a/testing/baselines/TestDefaultConfigFileSPLAT.png b/testing/baselines/TestDefaultConfigFileSPLAT.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..605d74f688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/baselines/TestDefaultConfigFileSPLAT.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:0b1a587823042dda34a9c7728b5665aa8fe82d096708c9688473dd78d2a0c25a
+size 117566
diff --git a/testing/baselines/TestSPLAT.png b/testing/baselines/TestSPLAT.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebe2552c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/baselines/TestSPLAT.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:362b9ed40973849b1747b24403c33f311cfbdb7549fe03050800548625205ba0
+size 26532
diff --git a/testing/baselines/TestThumbnailConfigFileSPLAT.png b/testing/baselines/TestThumbnailConfigFileSPLAT.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5e9b3d1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/baselines/TestThumbnailConfigFileSPLAT.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:b81f3c0dbc6fceed7b08a726c6e70ecddb662fa75a2883f67f1abee4026bb27e
+size 149588